My main purpose was to get my monthly costs much lower by moving into an owner-occupied duplex scenario plus be gaining equity in a more valuable property, but if the numbers I have are right it's not much better in terms of costs per month than my house and then wouldn't make sense.

We keep separate income/expense records on each property in Excel, which is sufficient for tax purposes.

["Spending kids inheritance" has become an epidemic, whether of necessity, or, purposefully].

Currently, I have properties in both Memphis and Kansas City, MO and I'm mainly looking to grow in KC.

Our main goal is to invest in single and multi-family properties here in CA and in AZ. 

why would you buy a rental in a SIDRA  you lose the depreciation benefits.. which is one main reason to buy a rental in the first place.. notes are the best vehicle for retirement accounts. 

. :) Without going into too much detail on the tax code, we know that 1)  less than 7 days or less and 2) 30 days or less are two of the 6 exceptions to rental activity provided for passive activity purpose.

Try 123A Main St., 123B Main Street, 123C Main St etc. 

It needs a full interior wall repaint on the main floor and upstairs bedroom (bungalow) to clean things up.

However, the purpose of a 1031 is for holding rental properties.