All the ingredients exist, it only needs organization and leadership. 

This is the simplest method, but it also means your tenants are more likely to abuse the utilities by leaving windows open with the heat or A/C running, leaving lights on, ignoring the toilet that constantly flushes on its own, etc.3.

To me house hacking is one of the simplest ways of jumping into real estate an acquiring properties, especially if you are handy. 

If you have a willing seller with a willing buyer doing creative financing, it's the  simplest of transactions.

There doing the simplest thing.

Another reason people are selling are guests and platforms (Airbnb) are becoming more demanding by expecting more from owners including refunds over the simplest things.

Thankfully they're pretty good at helping to find the very small loophole or advise on how to work with it in the simplest and easiest way possible.

Buying a single-family home (SFDU) and renting a portion to him is likely the simplest and most immediate path.

What is the point of doing a 1031 exchange? Here is the how I would explain it to a kindergartner:

The true power of a 1031 exchange is the ability for an investor to meet their investment objectives without losing...

It is one of the ingredients you need to take seriously no matter what kind of marketing you do!