When talking to my FL lawyer he stated any beach equipment or toys you have can be used as an avenue to sue if they get hurt with it, even if previous guess left them so he added a paragraph on beach toys/equipment. 

You wrote commercial, but then talked about offices specifically. 

Pitching them on your track record and offering them a passive role with attractive returns can be a solid way to bridge the funding gap.Shoot me a message if you want to talk more, I’m always looking to align with people making bold moves in this space!

There are outlier circumstances and big-picture strategies that could potentially apply; but that's why they need to talk to someone about their specific situation. 

Talking to an appraiser early is a smart move—they can guide you on what improvements will add the most value.Don’t forget to fix any deferred maintenance and highlight unique features like tall ceilings or original hardwood floors.Let us know how it goes, and feel free to ask more questions—we’re here to help!

Quote from @Paul Novak: I wanted to share my strategy because it's working for us and it's not one that I hear talked about much. 

We are talking to my father and my sister to see if they would be amenable to transferring the deed into my name to facilitate the loan.

I'd be happy to talk w/you on the phone and maybe meet some time for coffee. 

There's other items such as this where it may be helpful to talk to a CPA/EA for a little tax planning, especially since you'll likely get caught up in the passive activity loss limitations if taking bonus on a single rental property as I often see.It's also useful to mention that even if you do the cost seg study (I'm assuming you're doing one to be talking about this), you'll still benefit from accelerated depreciation in the form of shorter useful lives on the assets where you received bonus from.

Certainly talk to your CPA or your 1031 QI, both of which should have had a 10 second explanation at the tip of their tongue.