Im in the same boat and here is what I am doingSo after a year fix it up, stage it and sell to retail buyer, try again.

This arrangement gave him and his crew incentive to slow-screw me, whether they consciously chose to do so or not.  

We next bought a SF house which we rented out when we went to work overseas, which wasn’t as good a money earner, but did teach us that we want to manage our own properties at this stage rather than turn things over to a PM.

I'm just in the "thinking about it" stage when it comes to REI.

how do you arrange about doing a 1031?  

Wholesaling seems to be the best fit for me at this stage with only having 10k saved for this venture.

How would you arrange financing?

The worst part of this arrangement is that we took a 100% loan on the property when we bought it and did not get it at an investment price, so we are still making payments.I am now looking to invest in properties without having to take a 100% loan like we did with our first home.

My partner and I are in the very beggining stages and are basically fueling are brains with useful knowledge.

Once this plumbing is re-arranged satisfactorily, we can absolutely take the bathroom the rest of the way to a polished finish!