(I'm thinking it has nothing to do with the replacement property.)Attached is a snippet of the flooring depreciation totals from my tax return.

Hello,I have 16-unit apartment building in Mississippi (8-units in each building).

@Brenda FreemanI think seller finance can make sense when you can get an at or above market price; you don't need the proceeds; you want the monthly income; and delaying the proceeds will make sense from a tax perspective.If you are saying there's an existing mortgage you would have to pay off yourself, then I don't think that makes any sense - why would you want to invest your own cash to make this work?

its a brand new build with an ADU built in.

If you hit the ground running you can turn a unit or a building around quicker and get yourself to renting sooner. 

How do I effectively build and manage a team for a private lending operation?

I would also encourage you to keep building up cash reserves, you're going to need them. 

Would you rather pay 5% tax or 25% tax? 

I would like to set up an LLC for my house, but there's not a lot of information out there on building a rental property in your house.

But struggling to find the right property  Hey Kalon, I would highly recommend you figure out which city/state makes the most sense for you to invest in, then build your CORE 4 around it (realtor, attorney, property manager, and contractor).