We have worked with plenty of clients that use the 1031, CRT or 1031/CRT combo, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's right for you. 

@Virginia Hunt I'm a huge fan of the 1031, and many many of our clients have used it (multiple times) to great effect. 

Since they have no incentive to make lenders more money as a lender's employee would be, they can structure a loan allowing lender credit if the client wanted to put less money down on closing costs, and actually shop who will give the most if that's the case.

And in the zero coupon debt they have an investment with a lump payout in a few years.These are just two that come off the top of my head from what actual clients have done recently. 

Looks like they invest their clients' money entirely in ETFs as opposed to mutual funds, so there's less fees because of that and their ability to serve more people online. 

What I wrote above does not create an attorney/client relationship between us.

A mortgage client of mine asked me this: "Please ask your network this question for me as I lean into r.e. investing:1.If you could do it all over again, knowing what you know now, what kind of investment property would you buy for your 1st unit(s)?

I always tell clients to just check with me before they get excited.

Start with little jobs, gain some experience and credibility on the platform, and she will eventually develop a consistent client base.

We, as RE professionals can limit exposure for ourselves and our clients by implementing prudent due diligence on tenants; by ensuring our tenants are properly licensed, operating within the law and keeping their operations to code the changes of the DEA / DOJ seizing assets is (in my opinion) next to zero.