Welcome Vy, sounds like you are doing pretty well with taking all the right steps.

Wow sounds like you guys have it going on in Korea, that's great!

It sounded like the team working on the loan wasn't motivated to close as the usual path on these situations is to find a solution with the sellers to get the loan done. 

I'm hoping to connect with a reliable CPA that I can build a relationship with to help me get on track with my tax returns but also someone that can provide sound advice as my business grows.

Sounds like you have a great base for real estate investing! 

They are not strict with tenants, they buy properties in tenant-friendly states/counties, and son on.I would bet you that if one of your RE 'friends' would come on here and show us their business practices, we would see a poorly run business.Anyway, never listen to the naysayers, it sounds like you are set up well and you're on this forum, which gives you a huge advantage.

I have a property outside of Austin, TX that is slightly in the red each month and looked into 1031 exchanging into a DST as well but ran into some debt replacement issues.

Sounds like the best plan.

Sounds like you're at your wits end here so it may be like ripping off a band aid, just getting rid of all of them at once.

a single family to a multifamily property is perfectly fine.Lastly to your question - You must purchase at least as much replacement investment real esate as you sold if you want to defer all tax.