Then I feel like it’s money going to my pocket and not to other entities like mortgage company or power company.

Investors/Partners: Build a network of partners for joint ventures, sharing risk, and increasing buying power.5.

You may find it useful to seek an unofficial preliminary meeting with the local powers-that-be to get a read on how much resistance there's likely to be with your development, as well as getting an early read on things they'll "suggest" to make necessary approvals more likely.

While I'm not a lawyer and I would always encourage you to speak to one I believe you can 1031 homes but I would say it's much more powerful as you scale with commercial.

A large tree fell during the storm last week and took the stairs out so the tenant has no way to access the unit until we can fix the power lines and remove the tree which we're working on.

@Chris Piper  all do respect way to much info , to many spend so much time reading books watching videos, going to seminars, and building their " Power Team " .

I just still need power. 

For instance - is he an outward people person, is he friendly, dress appropriately, appear confident, know what he is talking about, and have the charisma to pitch an idea people might not be familiar with where he builds their confidence in doing a deal?  

I would pull the 500K, to then monetize through yielded interest bearing markets, then pledge those yields to acquire the purchase power for the planned various down payments  

If you make the membership of this entity the members of the other 2 LLCs then you've also probably simplified and defined decision making power as well.