The dollar-peso exchange rate benefited us with respect to fees, so we have some extra class A shares we can use as collateral. 

Philly is your best bet. 

I bring a furnace filter to exchange. 

Transferring a 1031 exchange property into an LLC shortly after purchase typically won’t trigger immediate tax consequences for your wife if the LLC is a disregarded entity, as you file jointly.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

But the rules of the 1031 exchange will let you accomplish what you want without doing that too.

So Real estate is the best bet? 

While BP has a rent estimator as does rentometer.com (both allow a few free uses, I believe), I agree with @Zachary Deal that your best bet is to seek out guidance from either the listing agent or a property manager well-versed with the area. 

Not one dime went to overhead in our Charity each person and their discipline donated their time and money to the Mission.We then went about raising the 200k ( which was much tougher than what I thought) I spent 2.5 years on BP giving advice on PM's in exchange for donations.

If not, buying a turnkey, rent-ready property could be a better first bet.

Extending lease might be best bet.