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Sales appeared to have slowed (slightly), ARV seems to be stabilizing or slightly declining possibly due to the interest rates.

Keep in mind the characteristics of these types of loan products (balloon payments, etc.). 

I am thinking your product is on the high side of that since you deal in the top part of the SFR rental space.. when your not doing apartments.

With more listings we are seeing a slight slow down in prices increasing.

But the 1031 is only available when your intent in purchasing a property has been to hold for productive use (like you do with your long term rentals).There is no specific holding period. 

I would agree with the BP members above that you should sit down with an attorney and estate planning professional to discuss options, as you sound like your portfolio has several very unique needs, so the best solution for your situation would be a more personalized protection plan and estate plan.In the end there is no "perfect" way to legally protect your assets, as liability can be attached to you if you benefit from a property - so your ultimate goal is to create as many stop-gaps as you can to prevent lawsuits and slow them down.

A by product, yes, but not your why.

A little more informationL Our HML didn’t want us to owner occupy, as it still was a non-owner occupied product, but had no problem lending to us in our own names, with no entity involved.

Tucson was slow into the recovery but right now is doing really well bordering into the slightly overheated.