I would then be looking to have that qualify my single family primary residence as an investment property in order to use the power of the 1031 exchange to get into an owner occupied multi. 

With higher purchase prices and lower rents, we have to look at purchasing power and see what people can afford. 

GC’s without a lot of buying power are often being put on the back burner by subcontractors for the larger GC’s in town.

The fact that people will probably look up a business/investor on google even if they do receive the direct mail is a powerful observation.

I mostly think it is because they may not get the power of real estate and what it can do for long term even multi-generational wealth. 

That would be a wise route, and would allow you to grow your bottom line quickly through the power of leverage.

Even code from 50 years ago called for an easy way to shut down power without opening the box.

Thank you all who took the time to read my post and, please, take the time to Thank God in Advance for: “……Gratitude in Advance is The Most Powerful Creative Force in the Universe.”

I would claim the income and pay more taxes to make the tax return look great to the lenders so you have a higher borrowing power for low interest rate of 5%.

This would give you more purchasing power and also more ROI on your purchase.