Quote from @Michael Overall: Good day, If an investor has 10 rentals and wanted to over time sell them and put the money tax free from a 1031 toward a large purchase is there a process to do that? 

You have zero control over the stock market, whereas when you do private lending, you have significantly higher control and contractually guaranteed return on your money.

I would like to put the money into purchasing another investment property.

Going direct instead of having a GC do the work will save you money too since that GC will put a percentage on top of work. 

Quote from @Jaikevis Reams: In order to put a property under contract I need to provide proof of funds I know that I can get that from a hard money lender but I don’t meet there criteria for a loan approval what should I do? 

I have the money to buy now but I would rather do creative financing and use as little money as possible out of my own pocket. looking to start with BRRR method but maybe should start with a wholesale first to fund that?

Neither of those pencil out.I think you'd be wise to save the money and find your own leads.

The #1 way to build a pile of money?

It might be wise to sell it just from a management standpoint and reposition the money into some index funds and maybe another property in NC.

He talks about obtaining private money.