Your friend has shared a link to a Home Depot product they think you would be interested in seeing.https://www.homedepot.com/p/Commercial-Electric-Rectangle-11-Watt-Equivalent-Integrated-LED-White-Emergency-Light-with-Ni-Cad-6-0-Volt-Battery-EMLEDRECT120277/306606874

I was humbled by the level of production and investment experience of my fellow group members.

Less chance of ruining it than almost any other product - like carpet, wood floors, Etc....

They offered me my job back but I was leaving for the Navy in another week or so and declined.

Properties that qualify for 1031 exchanges are properties you purchase with the intent of holding for productive use. 

@David Kilgore@Ari Newman is absolutely correct in his explanation of the 65% ARV loan product.

There are some pretty cool discounts on various products and services offered as Perks to BP members that you might want to check out: https://www.biggerpockets.com/perks/proI really like the alerts feature that can quickly guide you to current topics that might interest you: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts

Any good products out there for something like this?  

Actual income production is not a requirement - but generating income is a  very strong indicator of your intent to hold it for investment. 

We politely declined.