You have given me some action steps to take. 

I would really like to meet some experienced people and trade my time helping out for the insights and experience in the real estate world.

I understand that he has a guru program that he is trying to sell but was hoping to find someone who had attended that had an opinion if the seminar was just a sales pitch or had good actionable content.

My name is Jake and I am a full time firefighter/paramedic by trade.

Is it uncommon for projects to trade like this, or will he run into appraisal issues, etc..? 

The qualifications are left to the Bank as is the term and rates, but it becomes a stock and trade item between lenders.

So, if my investment strategy is to "buy and hold" rental properties for capital preservation, hedge against inflation, tax advantages, passive income (positive cash flow), and the fact that it's a tangible asset and NOT in the shorter-term market where the flips/rehabs trade, then I don't need to worry about the ARV value? 

Long story short, we are unsure what action to take.  

I won't book anyone to speak who isn't providing actionable knowledge.

@Sean Gallagher,1. a 1031 always starts with the sale of a piece of investment real estate (type is not important just that it be investment and held for productive use in business trade or investment).2.