There is an easy way ... you pay the neighbor for the land. 

Yall take it easy on me as I am just brainstorming!

Given how hostile housing courts are to landlords, that's not the hill you want to die on.If you really want to pursue this - and it may not be worth your time - I think your next step is to go to small claims court.Filing is easy. 

All should be easy to find on Google

A 1031 is very easy to understand and most can be found online for free or through a phone call to your accountant or a friend who's an accountant. 

VRBO and Airbnb make it pretty easy to manage calendars and accept payments.

Partnerships are easy to get into, not always so easy to get out of.I occasionally listen to a podcast done by an attorney and accountant named Refresh Your Wealth that has covered partnerships a number of times, most recently this past April in Business Partnerships – Do's & Don'ts so it might be worth a listen.In any case, congratulations on working on your first investment property, and be sure to say hello if you come to the next RIREIG meeting!

I feel like it would be fairly easy to get somebody in there paying $1400 a month.  

I have done this and it does make the mortgage attainment easy as they rely on the JV partner.

Easy solution!