My other project years back was searching for active businesses to buy, at one time laundromats, many located downstairs in mixed use properties. 

Quote from @Robert Quiroz: Hello All,I will have around $1M in capital that I'm looking to generate 8-10% CoC returns for the purpose of replacing active income. 

You can use the 1031 to sell a larger unit that provides better cash flow while minimizing active management.You can either try to cluster those sales together so they close in a way that lets your replacement property be listed on each 45 day period and you close on it within 180 days of the first sale (the first exchange that will expire).Or you could do something like a reverse exchange where your Qi purchases the new property and holds it for you for up to 180 days while you sell all of your properties. 

He brings with him an internationally active legal team, as well as building engineers and facility managers.

I am hesitant because the first property is located where all the Olympics and World Cup activity will be in the coming years and the interest rate is so fantastic.

I’ve heard about home equity loans and HELOCs, but I want to keep my money in the stock market to maintain some diversification.My question is: would it be wise to take out a home equity loan for the full $200k to keep my stock investments active?

Just create columns for every week and the rows are the activity and color code them in logical order.

Most of the profiles didn't even have a picture or any sort of activities. 

Even as such, given all of the activity Zillow shows with rental and sale prices, I would worry about the investment. - can you share your rental listing?

Maybe if you can prove that you are actively trying to gain compliance, that will get you the much needed time to gather $, time to pull the permit and ppl to perform the work bc they will have a bit of mercy on you bc you are trying to do the right thing.