There's deals here, you just got to be quick, know your criteria and ready to pull the trigger.  

I believe I can do a straight trade and not trigger any taxable event, but then do I need to hold the property I just got, for another 1 year period before I can sell it and do a 1031 for cash?

besides having the general forum to pick questions from, BP also has keyword triggers that will alert people looking into other common things.

This way, when a property came up, and I had my funds, I could immediately pull the trigger. 

They have to let you credit shop.Pretty much once you give enough info for the credit report, it triggers the TRID reporting and they are legally required to give you an estimate with all fees within three days.I hope this helps.

I’ve spent years learning before I could pull the trigger.

When you transfer Title you need to check on your Title Insurance policy, make legal arrangements for your mortgage payments (it’s still in your name so the payment should be drafted from your bank account and not the LLC’s), and update your landlord insurance (which could trigger the clause since the note services will be notified).Feel free to direct message me if you wasn’t to chat moreKeep doing your homework and speak to a few qualified professionals.  

I do not know how Hawaii operates, but personally, I wouldn't pull the trigger on any property unless I had all the numbers.  

This is my only holdup from pulling the trigger on my first one.

I have spent basically all of this year procrastinating to break my apartment lease and pull the trigger on my first investment, now that the trigger is pulled, what should I do during these 8 months of waiting for my investment to get done being built?