But if I am understanding correctly I can pull my basis out of the REIT without paying capital gains, so to Brandon's point, I may consider pulling a % of my basis out each year to re-invest elsewhere and hopefully keep most of my taxable shelter in place. 

Asking in the correct forum will get a better response.Need a spreadsheet or form?

Be confident the mortgage company, and the wholesaler is well aware of the procedures and will out maneuver you, even if you are factually correct. 

This is most important for anything that's a new renovation... if we find stuff on an inspection that a renovator should have caught, certainly knew about, and didn't fix correctly, it's an indicator that the entire renovation is suspect.

It's always a good time to buy good deals, just make sure you are underwriting them correctly and conservatively.

(Please forgive my typos if any as my phone doesn’t auto correct on BP forum.)

This strategy could help him boost retirement income while avoiding capital gains taxes, but consulting a tax professional or 1031 specialist is essential to navigate the process correctly.

So if I understand correctly your saying there only recourse is to repo the panels and but can not lien the property ?

I feel like that would affect the max occupancy when listing it for rentals but am still trying to get my head around local regulations regarding STR.Am I correct in assuming that we can only rent the home for a max occupancy of what the septic can "handle" based on local regulations?

(Google Florida condo special assessments)  And, you are correct, the HOA can impose numerous limitations that prevent it from being a good investment.