If so, then you could supplement your active investing with passive real estate investing.

The properties you have with the least equity and highest profit/depreciation are the ones you would 1031 using the proceeds from the regular sales to supplement your 1031 purchase. 

—The term “Federally backed mortgageloan” includes any loan (other than temporary financing such as a construction loan) that—(A) is secured by a first or subordinate lien on residential real property (including individualunits of condominiums and cooperatives) designed principally for the occupancy of from 1 to 4families, including any such secured loan, the proceeds of which are used to prepay or pay off anexisting loan secured by the same property; and(B) is made in whole or in part, or insured, guaranteed, supplemented, or assisted in any way,by any officer or agency of the Federal Government or under or in connection with a housing orurban development program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or ahousing or related program administered by any other such officer or agency, or is purchased orsecuritized by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or the Federal National MortgageAssociation.(5) FEDERALLY BACKED MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE LOAN.

Slowly but surely and bouncing around from jobs, I ended up picking up a security job and studied over night.I attempted several business ideas, a nutritional supplement company, day trading, etc.

Do you need to supplement your income if you take lower paying jobs?

Over the weekend, President Trump issued several Executive Orders, one of which renewed the supplemental unemployment benefits at $400 per week.

I went from 101 to Negotiations to 104 to 103 and in the midst of that did the supplemental courses.

I find it hard to believe that the government is going to charge me $18K a year just for owning my property or give me tax breaks that will supplement that.  

I'm 54 and my goals are to have 5 or more income producing properties in the next 6 years that will supplement me in retirement in the next 8 to 10 years.

First, this is a temporary ordinance that is "effective immediately and sunsets at the end of the year" - a few months out.Also, did you read the supplemental "Source of Income" - Housing Discrimination Ordinance?