To that end, they'll make you demonstrate higher liquidity.  

I don't mean to offend, but I simply cannot see how this could be literally, physically, possible, and I think that the burden of argument must lay on demonstrating how it could be possible.

I say that not to brag or boast, but to demonstrate that even a high school educated heavy equipment operator with a little bit of common sense and a lot of gut instinct can do ok in real estate without committing last years paycheck to somebody to get a stack of papers and promises and a "deal analyzer" that promises to do all of the work for you.

You may need to come in with cash or hard money to start, but once you demonstrate you know what you're doing with a vacation rental, you should be able to get it refinanced.  

Ultimately, I want to sell the property 3-5 years out speculating that 1) I'll break even on costs/earnings from renting the place and 2) I can make improvements and demonstrate an established business model to then sell the property for significantly more than the purchase price. 

Although it's not specifically related, it's a great demonstration of how no matter how many billions of dollars of aid pour into the affected area, without capitalism that money will produce and accomplish nothing.

Advisors often recommended holding period of 12 months, 18 months or even 24 months in order to make it easier to demonstrate that the investor had the intent to hold for rental investment or business use, but the length of time will not guarantee that the investor will qualify for 1031 exchange treatment unless they had the intent to hold for investment purposes.

We are responsible with our finances and take our debts very seriously, and we usually choose to setup automatic payments to ensure we never miss a payment.I’ve put together a demonstration on the next pages of some example terms and example payment schedule.

Remember, it's not just income, it's expenses also that allow one to save or not.2) Demonstrate an ability to hustle and perform with integrity.

So the 1031 would be appropriate.There are points along the way that demonstrate what your intent was/is with your property.