We chose the one on one because were overwhelmed with everything that kept getting thrown at us ( business credit, Tax professionals, call flows, marketing ect) and I knew all I needed was for someone to hold my hand for the first deal. ( that's what the sell factor was during one of the weekend events, was that the one on one would stay until I signed our first deal).

If that could be re-thought and made a prime buying strategy - that had benefits for the seller as well (tax break/credits, etc)....?

Taxes are fairly high so that should be taken into consideration.

A bit on my self I have 3 singles in Dallas Forth-Worth area & 1 single Tampa area I sold 2 flips in Austin, TXIn DFW, I’m doing section 8 , I am getting properties with hard money loan , remodel them, and then re fi them for 30 years , I put around 45-65K for each property I have 4 properties total that cash flowing $300, $500, $1000 (section 8) , $250 per month after all taxes, expenses , insurances , mortgages .. 

The difference between a $1000 exchange and a $1500 exchange is insignificant when compared to the tax hit if your exchange is done improperly. 

My total of all annual expenses is about $220K- everything, insurance, haircuts, leisure travel, property taxes, etc all included in thereI dont want to semi-retire any time soon, but I think it's smart to have long term plans.

Do you pay the local taxes on my property?

There are a lot of older homes in the city, and higher taxes in the suburbs make cash flow challenging. 

Obviously, we need to maximize our tax effectiveness in the situation and the monthly is going to be huge, especially if we can’t get the rents to cover the mortgage.

Do you want to do fix & flips where you are taxed the highest or rentals where you are taxed the least?