If Apartment A is a 2bed/1bath with washer/dryer and Apartment B is a 1bed/1bath with no washer/dryer, Apartment A should pay a higher rate.

A is being the best neighborhood, B is being the second best neighborhood, C is being better then D, and D is NOT being a good neighborhood!

If you haven't driven for dollars to look for distressed properties yet I would say start there.

I’d like some advice about how I could turn these houses with equity into more significant cash flow.House A is a rental that has about $150k in equity and $250/mo cash flow.House B is our current residence and has about $70k in equity.I’m thinking of doing a 1031 and taking the $220k from both houses and using it as the down payment to buy a multi unit complex for around $1M.Assuming the 2% rule, I would take my time to find a $1M out of state multifamily with gross rental revenue around $30k/mo. 

If Apartment A is a 2bed/1bath with washer/dryer and Apartment B is a 1bed/1bath with no washer/dryer, Apartment A should pay a higher rate.

IRC §469(i)(6)(A).  I

A) I only ever found 2 HVAC companies that would still work on my particular boiler, and B) they wanted a lot of money.  

@David A. I

This is a tourist driven area and we've been through recessions before.Tampa has a 7 day minimum, as does the county. 

Cheers and thanks for you thoughts,AI