Just make sure you’re comfortable with the interest rate if going either route.  

Also no credit reporting, so I signed up for Landlord Credit Bureau at my expense.Hope this helps, for now I’ll be staying with Hemlane.

However, employer profit-sharing contributions (up to 25% of W-2 wages) are not subject to FICA taxes and do not appear on the W-2.To stay IRS-compliant, ensure your Form W-2 and Form 941 properly reflect deferrals, and maintain a reasonable salary to avoid red flags.

A good coach will push you to take action, focus on the action that creates traction, stay consistent, and follow through on your commitments.3.

Stay hyper local.As for investing in Illinois: Get your head examined.

I just stayed in a hotel in Moab and we had an A/C issue and it took two days to resolve and, honestly, that's not that out of line with my normal experience at hotels.I don't know where people dreamed up this idea that all hotels have someone waiting outside your room ready to resolve anything in 5 minutes. 

I am active duty military and plan to use the property for deployments/holidays for my family to stay near relatives until I separate in 4 years, then to use that property as one of several future investment properties.

Short Picture: Instead of dumping 300K out of a brokerage account all at once, how about you find another investment you are comfortable with, multifamily specifically, and only withdraw the needed funds for the down payment on it from your brokerage account. 

I do intend to stay close to home - but home provides only annual opportunities and I’m looking for year round possibilities with tax deed properties. 

Deviations from the Private Letter Rulings will significantly increase your risk of structuring this type of advanced 1031 exchange.You should discuss this more advanced 1031 Exchange structure in greater detail with your legal, tax and financial advisors to determine your comfort level with this complicated 1031 Exchange structure and the inherent risks involved.