Those kind of skills and knowledge will be incredibly valuable as an investor.

I’m a little skeptical due to placing my primary residence on any kind of chopping block.

@Byron Scott more information would be necessary to make any kind of worthwhile recommendations. 

Section 1031 does not apply to exchanges of: Inventory or stock in tradeStocks, bonds, or notesOther securities or debtPartnership interestsCertificates of trusthttps://www.irs.gov/newsroom/like-kind-exchanges-under-irc-code-section-1031

I went through an eviction (going all the way to court), how to handle late payments, how to screen better (after my eviction), what kind of complaints you get, etc.

It wasn't clear to me from the way you phrased it, and it's also kind of odd that you heard this info from a neighbor. 

We have been learning a lot about the kind of investors we want to be and what kind we defineltly don’t want to be.

What kind of things should I look at when choosing a property to add value to ?

I'll be taking on 6-10 agents which is new for me, so I kind of feel like a start-up again! 

Kind of hard to say what will happen.