Interview your renters and see what's important to them, then figure out how to monetize it.I use ShowMojo to market my properties.

@Jose MaderaThe only way to monetize the difference between your option purchase price of X, and the end buyers option price of X + 1, is to (1) exercise your option to buy by purchasing the property AND the end buyer exercises his option to purchase the property.With an option to purchase you have the right to purchase at a certain price, which you can (theoretically) exercise any time within the option period.

Monetize it.

This is a business and things need to be monetized.

If those were off market you should monetize those leads!!

Does anyone have any idea on how to monetize these barns aside from general storage on craigslist?

The fact that you are thinking of other ways to monetize tells me you might be headed in the right direction.  

He spends a small fortune on off-market advertising, has an acquisition manager, project managers, designers, etc on staff, so monetizing everything he can is important. 

Neither appreciation nor depreciation has much effect on the process.The best part is that you have little competition because the vast majority of investors look down their noses at ‘trailers’ and really don’t know how to monetize this lucrative niche.After 20 years of being in the business I’ve learned a little :)

Why are you even thinking about 1031 when’ there is almost no gain. 1031, monetized installed sale or DST are great when the gain is substantial.