You will also pay more in taxes when you sell than if you had it in another vehicle.  

You are really just using another vehicle to Buy and Sell something.

Keep 1031ing and using those tax deferred dollars to buy more real estate of the type you want and gradually shift it to passive or low maintenance real estate vehicles so your work load is reduced.  

All my vehicle loans and all my other businesses bank there.  

We have an LLC, perfect credit, own two homes, and 3 vehicles.

And I knew that real estate was and is the most effective vehicle for generating residual income and long term wealth.How did you balance your time and what financial aspects did you review prior to taking the plunge? 

Making a corporation takes too much money and too much paperwork, and most of the benefits of incorporating can be had through the LLC vehicle.

Bet on number 7 in the second race if you live across from the track....No really.....One oddball I have read in a couple of books and even online (here and elsewhere) that may have some merit is juding a potential property/tenants by their vehicles....( not the only metric for sure but just one observable factor of many to consider along with all the other data points and best practices).If the place you are looking at has a bunch of older inefficient, beater cars in the lot, this may be a management issue (leaking oil, immobile cars, unsightly) AND also eating up the tenants monthly paychecks in repairs, fuel, etc. 

My goal is to be honest and trustworthy, provide the customer with quality customer service, while helping them get into the vehicle that fits their lifestyle and needs.  

I don't work out of CA and do not know the laws there (and hence what info may be available), but have you checked for a drivers license, vehicle titles, or done a debtor search through CA's UCC Connect?