So much consideration goes into turning a single family into an apartment building essentially.

Any help or analysis or anything would help considerably

Condos are a little more complicated because you don’t know how far it takes the exhaust to get out of the building, especially in high rise buildings.  

The nice thing is that they took consideration of my leased rent, which was 2x higher than market rent.

5) Are there anyother concerns / pitfalls I should watch out for as I enter thisprocess aside from the 1031 timing considerations?

Please see more below:Solo 401k vs Self-directed IRA:A Solo 401k has several advantages as compared to a Self-Directed IRA including the following which specifically apply to your situation:Unlike a Self-directed IRA, you can have the account for the Solo 401k at a bank or brokerage that does not charge maintenance fees and where you will have checkbook control.Unlike a Self-directed IRA, if you use leverage (which must be non-recourse financing in either case) to acquire real estate with your Solo 401k the income will not be subject to Unrelated Debt Finance Income taxGeneral Considerations Re Investing Retirement Funds in Real Estate:1.

Typically on an income-producing property, the income will be taken into consideration, at least a portion of it.

I am gathering that borrowing in my LLC using a commercial style 30yr for purchases and refinancing is better as it will enable me to write off the mortgage payments as well as prevent my DTI from rising too high, is it worth the added points and interest in most cases?

That doesn't even take into consideration our equity with the renovations or the knowledge we gained by house hacking.

Also, should I be targeting any specific neighborhoods that are on the rise?