If you haven't already, I would highly recommend the book BRRRR, you can read a hard copy of it or my preferred method, audio book via audible.BRRRR on AudibleBRRRR Hard Copy on Amazon

Hi Ian, Because 1031 exchanges are a method of tax deferral, not tax avoidance, you will need to go back and look at the original property's "basis" when estimating your capital gains tax.

I did too many different methods.

Evictions can be a long process and can end up costing you several months of lost rent and property damages.What methods are you using to advertise the property for rent? 

If you are new, you can skip years of learning things you don't need to know.One method is to find someone who wants to sell but who either doesn't have the money to fix up the house to put it on the MLS or doesn't have time to wait for a buyer.

My plan is to buy a duplex or triplex that I can cashflow through rentals and add value then ultimately refinance and buy more (brrrr method).As of right now I am working through the process of deciding on which market I want to invest in.

Google the enemy method.

These are all indirect methods.

As a fellow New Yorker myself I can tell you that prices will not make house-hacking easy or even worth the time and money your going to burn through.I highly recommend attending various networking events and deciding what kind of investing you want to ultimately do (I'm assuming this house hack method was designed to help you achieve something long term). 

I've been doing a lot of reading along the way and although informational I feel as no book truly illustrates the amount of money you need to have up front to purchase your first property AND/OR methods or programs you could use to help offset some of those cost.