The property is a farm that has been in the family for about 80 years and is currently held by a family member of deteriorating health. 

He layed out a step by step process and held me accountable through multiple weekly calls to make sure I was executing on what I needed to.

As Dave points out, only real estate held for business or investment use qualifies for 1031.  

I'm considering selling a 4plex we've held for 6 years.

Once when the replacement property is purchased and held by the 1031 Intermediary in an entity for you and once at the end when its finally transferred to you.

I got the taxes way down on it and held the property for two years.

But I’ve held onto it because of the real estate groups I’m part of.

They had trouble renting a commercial space for me and we held money in escrow which was refunded to me to my satisfaction.

In CA, generally, if a tenants dog gets out and attacks a person or pet by way of landlord negligence, like through a broken window or faulty door, then you the landlord could be held liable.

We still PG (personally guarantee) DSCR mortgages on properties held by LLCs.