Here are the details:Purchase Price: $300KDown payment if taking mortgage: 10%Available cash on hand: $40KEquity in Primary Residence: $700K - $1MSecond Home will need $10K initial investment to freshen up for personal and STR use.Assume equal rates for each product? 

Or do they apply an equalization ratio.

However, even in an equal exchange, recapture tax might apply.

I noticed that its mostly for fairly large multifamily properties, like 100+ units.All other things being equal, at what property valualtion do you think it starts becoming a more reasonable approach?

Higher inflation equals higher interest rates. 

If your current deposit already equals one month's rent, you can't request additional funds.Keep the lines of communication open with your tenants, explain the process clearly, and you'll avoid any misunderstandings.Good luck!

The 1031 exchange rule to defer your tax is two part 1) reinvest all your proceeds and 2) purchase a property (or properties / DSTs/TICs) with an equal or greater market value.  

I live in Sacramento, and have noticed that people are offering either equal or above asking price even for homes that sometimes need 80-100k in repairs and I can't see how they would even make a profit doing that.

Not all loan officers are created equal.  

So, everyone using those platforms is jumping on the same leads AND at the same time which means there  users are all equally behind anyone WHO GOES TO THE RELEVANT COUNTY AND COLLECTS IT there own data or can find someone who can get it for them.