You will meet people from different walks of life that will give you different perspectives on real estate investing.

I just wanted to ask if there is a different way to do this.

Some crowdfunding platforms end up really not knowing who or what you are investing inThere are also many different types of crowdfunding.

2 different things. 

There are some terms in their mortgage documents that are quite different than when buying a home for a residence.

In that case the multiple exchanges with different timelines might help you maximize your search time for the perfect replacements.You have to use an unrelated 3rd party called the qualified intermediary for the 1031 exchange. 

Having different people every week in your living space can't be fun, and just not something I would want either.

The difference in the two rates was whether the property would be considered urban or rural.

I'm asking this question because I'm getting different answers from different CPAs as to how much I would save.  

There are two different issues at play - the titling and ownership of everything is more of a legal liability issue.It is possible to still have a tax partnership just with execution of a JV agreement, even if there is no formal LLC in place.