For instance, someone making $500k a year and living in a very highly appreciating market might be extremely happy on a deal that loses $200 a month but is getting 5% appreciation on a 2 million dollar property in San Diego, butut that doesn't make sense for the investor with 30k and a lower paying job.When it comes to the book series I agree with you that the order doesn't make sense (having read both).

Do you need license like you need to become a conventional loan broker aka originator (I happen to be one, licensed in NY and NJ).

Consult an expert, but my understanding of a 1031 is that you can't pay cash for the next deal unless you paid cash for the original one. 

The original closing date was in Oct 2022.  

In some syndications, returns may be higher than 15%, but it can be more risky in that there are usually many people involved and if the operator doesn't perform as originally explained then the process of getting your money back can be a little more tricky.

All this asset protection in a Texas Series LLC for a $300 filing fee.  

yes whatever I buy I will be living there as well, guess I should have noted that in my original post.

I originally looked into QuickBooks but it seemed very expensive for everything I would need it for.

Purchase price: $565,000 Cash invested: $125,000 Listed Price: $585K (originally $585K, 30 days on market).

Having dual licenses, loan origination and real estate, has got me involved in most parts of the investment transaction.