Turns out- not only were they negligent in taking care of the outside...they also stopped paying us soon after.

There is a tradeoff between the time value of the current deduction and the tremendous potential ROI benefit of being able to obtain financing.Doing projections of your future debt ratios and other aspects of your "lending profile" is critical, and can potentially help guide you in how aggressive you want to be in taking deductions.Even local banks lending for their portfolio are under some of the same pressure to be cautious with subjective underwriting adjustments due to regulatory oversight/review of their loan portfolios, though local banks can definitely be much more flexible than secondary market originators.I'd be curious if anyone has had luck with getting tax return adjustments accepted by their lender, and what you did to prove your case.

Now, it seems like it'll be easier to take a loan out on the property, and I'm interested in taking around 100k out to either pay back my family member or perhaps finance another deal and keep our note intact.Can I do this without having any tax liability on my 1031 exchange?

Rather than a call script, why don't you start with a "lead intake sheet" to complete the essential information that you want from callers. 

In taking martial arts for decades I will get varying opinions of techniques and how they apply them.

He also has no interest in taking a cut of any deals I bring in.

As a college student it's not always easy to eat healthy but I've started being way more intentional about eating plenty of fresh, organic produce,  cutting down on  my sugar intake, and abstaining from the consumption of alcohol.

However, I got paid nothing for all the time I invested in taking the calls, following up with sellers, making offers, etc.

As in taking a year to slow down, to give up normal routines, to say no more, to make space to be spontaneous and chase new adventures.

Lets face it, looking for homes to invest in takes enough time without having, for instance, to figure out mathematically if the deal makes sense with repair costs, holding costs and financing costs.