And, ironically, I got them to teach me all about this and how to not be a target going forward. 

What I did was after my sale was under contract and I was down to a couple weeks from closing I started shopping seriously and had my replacement under contract a couple days before my sale closed.

you need to talk to your bank and lender about a lot split.

I renovated the home and made $30,000 to a first time home buyer. 

And defer the depreciation recapture indefinitely (if you continue to do 1031 exchanges and cost seg over and over)

I am an investor friendly realtor and all of my investors do section 8!

For example, in Mexico, you don't have to put minimum 40-60% down, interest rates are not in the 10's and you can get 20- to 30-year mortgages and you can't get any shorter actually and the right areas would fir within @Richard Foltys' criteria.

And of course factoring in insurance and taxes.

@Camila Cabrera just DMed you a great Dupage eviction attorney who handles Chicago and suburbs! 

Started a new Partership earlier this year and got our first house within it.