My business still needs to sustain itself.  

It is the cost of doing business.

Either you learn to be good at it, or partner(your business partner, not someone who works on commission/salary/fees) with someone who is good at it. 

Good luck and much success to you in your real estate business! 

I was recently let go so I decided to start my own business.

I use Foremost for my mobile home investing business with the properties I buy and hold.

Therefore, you don't need to use a 1031 exchange; you can take as long as you wish to find and then buy another property.The only exception is if there is debt on a property, in which case there will be some UBIT (Unrelated Business Income Tax) implications.

Here is a source.https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/can-spam-act...

I’m looking into the best way to structure a Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) Fund and a Qualified Opportunity Zone Business (QOZB) for ground-up construction and land entitlement in Columbus, Ohio for hotel and multifamily development.

I still read a ton of business and real estate books going on 5 years doing this.