In the long term, I wish to escape the 9-5 engineering grind by breaking into the larger multi-family market and pursuing a full-time real estate investing career.I look forward to collaborating with and learning from each of you.

I know you had intention to hold, but IRS will collaborate your intention with your past activity. 

I'd be happy to trade architectural advice/ consult for investing knowledge/ collaboration.

Would love to collaborate. 

Financial decisions, especially of this magnitude, should be collaborative.

I'm here to learn more from those have had experience in this profession and also to collaborate with others that have the same interest. 

I am glad that we can all come together and collaborate on Essex County opportunities. 

I found out from city of riverside economic development department that they are trying to revitalize throughout the city (Constructing the park, enhancing the infrastructure etc). 3.

And the industry's internal attempts at standardization and voluntary regulation such as the FEA (Federation of Exchange Accommodators) have truly resulted only in enhanced industry advocacy.The problem you note of the risk of lag time in an exchange and change of ownership is valid and can be effectively addressed with the simple use of dual signatory segregated exchange accounts.  

Ask them to help enhance it.