A day of doing this will be much more valuable than reading posts or books. 

The "vacuum the truck" stinger at the beginning had me scratching my head at first but it all came together in the episode and it's such a valuable lesson!

Now we're selling and it occurred to me that he's been on the deed just shy of 2 years so I'm worried about being taxed on the gains. 

For example, equity gain cannot be realized without either selling the property or doing a cash-out-refi or HELOC, but cash flow is liquid and available immediately.

If they let you do it for financial gain, then it is up for debate by others. 

So you might have to file a quiet title action to gain title to the property.   

Bryan, You said you want to invest and house hack that being the case knowing accounting, business, and construction, in my opinion are far more valuable than a real estate license.

We're entering year 11 and $270K depreciation has already been takenand the original basis of the 1031 plus improvements might be $50K.The property has always been held and managed by one individualso Is there anyway to bring in a partner into a LLC or other vehiclethat can avoid triggering the capital gains due to the IRS and Utah?

Sell house and pay no capital gains, collect a nice return.  

Thanks for any valuable input.