Appreciate any suggestions

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with zero or negative relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560, little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

Flipping houses is a job.

There are a couple others, but you can check the Freddie guidelines yourself:https://guide.freddiemac.com/app/guide/section/4201.15For AirBnBRRRRs, I suggest structuring with a hard money loan to purchase and rehab the property and then doing a DSCR refinance using AirDNA projections.

It has been booming for the past couple of years with strong job growth and population increase.

However, it's important to ensure that all requirements for a valid 1031 exchange are met, including identifying replacement property within 45 days of the sale and completing the exchange within 180 days.I would suggest you get with a real estate focused accountant asap to take care of this.

It has been booming for the past couple of years with strong job growth and population increase.

Population is growing aggressively and jobs are moving here especially with major employers like Intel, Google, Amazon, Nationwide, etc.

You have a job that brings in an income.

Does your job / income support your ability to afford it?