Try to narrow down your options to the top 3-4.

I had an appraisal done for the refinance and it came back at 515k which seemed pretty good. now I have been in the home for a year so I can start renting it out for a decent amount of money that would pay the mortgage and I would get about 600 in rental income on top of paying the mortgage.

Focus on properties where you can force appreciation—those sitting on MLS too long might not be the right fit.

I think that 1031 investors are savvy investors who recognize that it's not very realistic to think that you should be able to sell your property for top dollar and buy your replacement property from the bargain bin.  

The Lenders tab at the top of the site helps with finding lenders by product and location.

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

Go to GET STARTED > EVENTS AND MEETUPS at the top of your screen.

It's a market that fits a lot of out state buyer's buy box due to the price-to-rent ratio, but investing out of state is not easy.

Top 2 methods IMO. 

I tried to stay out of the way, but I had to stop several things from being done wrong—spaces between kitchen cabinets that were too small by at least an inch for the appliances to fit, a walk-in pantry being built that was too narrow for anyone but a child to get into.