Which indicates the seller's are slightly gaining more control.

Has anyone found a way to transfer property bought with 1031 money and in LLC's name into a family members personal name without paying capital gains tax or what's the best way to go about this that works out for both parties?

if you would like to guess at current property value, you can adjust the asset value by plugging in a number for “unrealized capital gains”.  

So I'm trying to learn everything I can as I search out my path to gaining the needed capital to get this train rolling. 

I suggest selling and avoiding the capital gain tax under section 121 so your friend can start fresh.

This should have already been a common practice, but because of the commission structure before the NAR settlement, lots of agents did not execute contracts with buyers in order to gain them as clients. 

This strategy allows investors to defer capital gains taxes when they sell an investment property, provided they reinvest the proceeds into a like-kind property.

Every person on this forum is going to have a different idea on what makes a "good deal"Personally, for rentals, I look to gain as much equity right off the bat as possible and have little to no money in the deal.

I'm 1000% transparent in all things, so having the conversation early with buyers is better and it also helps me gain advantage on my 'competition.'

I would recommend finding the top lenders in the area where you're buying and gaining a good understanding of their terms.