I am trying to do initial filtering with 1% rule or test in Texas and virtually nothing meets it.

So 1031s are neither rare nor are they only done by the richest individuals.1031s are the incubator that fuels the growth for many investor both to transition to larger - and to transition from large to passive and other classes as @Joe Splitrock said.But to everyone on the forums I'd say "take a deep breath". 

I talk to other homeowners in the area, and they ask me what can be done to stop the onslaught, and all I can do is show them how to turn on the spam filters and do not disturb features on their phone. 

I know that we have written some SOPs that are in binders that likely never get opened.One thing that we just started doing, at the recommendation of a coach, is to make index cards for tasks that need to be done monthly or less often (maintenance of boiler equipment, changing of filters, etc).

@Davido DavidoI'm not sure why I'm wasting my breath on this because in my experience a person who's determined that they've found a way to obtain something for nothing can't be reasoned with.

You can go to the hud website, hudhomestore.com and filter it by state and counties that you are interested in to find their listings.

Still holding my breath as we continue to see the extent of the economic damage unfold nationally.

Any literate person can simply google “historic stock market return” for any major index for any starting year, and include dividend reinvestment or appreciation filtering to see the truth.

Of course keep in mind that sometimes sales people filter their prospects.

@Jared V.Hi JaredCool on the life switch - a few questions that may help you filter down your list:How important are 'other things' i.e.: perhaps still keeping your IT skills current, other entrepreneurial irons hot, etc?