@Aaron Raffaelli, I’m sorry to hear that you are having issues qualifying.

So when you do the 1031 you will need to purchase only as much as your part of the sale.But where this is complicated is that purchasing a LP interest in a syndication does not qualify as buying real estate. 

If you do find that the costs to maintain the investment property are too substantial and you'd rather sell down the road, it would qualify for a 1031 exchange since the property was held for investment use.

Hope is a bad strategy.The only on market strategy that I think can work is paying cash/line of credit/hard money for a property that does not qualify for conventional financing.

I think this is one of the only ways to protect a sellers future ability to qualify for a mortgage. 

I highly recommend a well-qualified REALTOR who works with investors and knows how to help you best.7.

Consult a qualified SDIRA custodian.

If substantial renovations or capital improvements are made in later years, those improvements may qualify for new bonus depreciation.3.

Your tax-free VA disability income helps you qualify for loans and lowers your taxable income.

If you are looking at FHA because of credit score, then I would work on credit scores to qualify for conventional financing or see if you can get a very strong coborrower with high scores.