I genuinely wanted to know what his last deal was so that I can try and demonstrate the value that Blue Moon properties have in comparison.

Hi Joe - it sounds like this property may be a candidate for a Bridge Loan if you have a strong business plan and can demonstrate market demand.

I was planning on composing a detailed step by step instruction and supplement it with a video demonstration.  

If you are able to do the project yourself without the use of the IRA funds (and can clearly demonstrate that you could), and you are really cutting the IRA in on an opportunity it would not otherwise have, most custodians and many professionals would argue that's not a personal benefit to you.I have set up LLC co-investment arrangements for a number of clients, using two classes of LLC interests to permit the individual (not the IRA) to make additional investments later if circumstances arise that require it, while the IRA is not "assessable" because it has no more resources and therefore makes no additional investments.

Better to hire professional help unless you can demonstrate your quantified value of personal labor. 

I have 8000 posts on BiggerPockets though so this is a clear demonstration of why the channel is not the sole thing to focus on.  

Hi @Surender Singh, You have held the property as rental property long enough to demonstrate that you had the intent to hold for rental purposes, so your 1031 Exchange should be fine at this point in time.  

I'm going to try a few new things like solar power and furnished room-by-room rentals.I'll try and keep up with the progress here as both a demonstration of what's possible, but also a request for help.

Keep track of all communications and payments in order to demonstrate your compliance with the terms -- just in case there is ever a question about that. 

.), but the opinions vary so widely and the amount you spend (as you demonstrated) can be expensive, when compared to using other methods to generate leads.Wish I could find better statistics on expected success with these online sources, when worked through.