Renting will yield a smaller cash flow but flipping might produce a larger profit, quicker.

A house owned for cash may under produce but it will almost never non-produce.But in order to completely avoid taxes on the boot in your 1031 why not purchase a second property as part of the 1031 using leverage. 

Another strategy my husband and I employ is putting all income producing debt (mortgage) in his name and all other debt in mine. 

Many are probably part-time and produce little to nothing.

My advice is to team up with a top producer or at least someone who is doing better than you and ask to shadow them for a week or ask if they will mentor you.

Are you shadowing a top-producer?

@Michelle Grippo, a 1031 exchange would allow you to sell that property and put the money into different assets that produce a better return without paying tax. 

Just curious, do you have a program that produced this output?

What is the problem with doing turn key if it produces cash flow?  

I point this out not because I think this is where you should start as much as pointing out the loan qualifications are different.You live in a market that has historically produced some of the best ROI numbers in the nation and you are looking to invest elsewhere.