As you can probably tell, this will be my first 1031 exchange, so any help will be greatly appreciated.

(c) Prohibited transaction (1) General rule For purposes of this section, the term “prohibited transaction” means any direct or indirect—(A)sale or exchange, or leasing, of any property between a plan and a disqualified person;(B)lending of money or other extension of credit between a plan and a disqualified person;(C)furnishing of goods, services, or facilities between a plan and a disqualified person;(D)transfer to, or use by or for the benefit of, a disqualified person of the income or assets of a plan;(E)act by a disqualified person who is a fiduciary whereby he deals with the income or assets of a plan in his own interests or for his own account; or(F)receipt of any consideration for his own personal account by any disqualified person who is a fiduciary from any party dealing with the plan in connection with a transaction involving the income or assets of the plan.

Is it possible to house hack and, when I go to sell the property, use a 1031 exchange on the portion of the property that was rented while using the capital gains exclusion of the portion that was my primary residence?

That is precisely the behavior prohibited if you want to do a 1031.  

Anyone read this before or know if there is a more precise definition by the IRS.

Simply ask for associate access in exchange for dead leads you receive.

CLUE stands for (comprehensive loss underwriting exchange) for the readers who do not know about it.CLUE can follow a person or the property.

It was precisely what I want looking for...something to lay it all out and give me good leads for further reading.Thank you Michelle for the suggestion about Cheyenne, WY.

Do not forget that flips are not eligible for a 1031 exchange.

Tyler ThrashThe MLS or Multiple Listing Service, is simply a database that brokers use to exchange information.