IMO the grocery-retail-apartments all in one footprint is a nice model for redevelopment in urban areas where currently it's difficult to locate a big box style store plus parking lot, etc..I know a lot of people gripe about gentrification, but it's great for the long term viability of a neighborhood.

Preferably it would be the 4plex so that as cashflow is generated you can continue to work on the 5plex.

I continuously see new flip properties hit the market and when I check the tax records, they are purchased from sheriff sale.

@Thomas S. has a very bulldog approach in my opinion, but if it works, there's no reason to change it, we just have different operating styles.

So in that sense you've got plenty of time - both to set up the 1031 and to continue your due diligence for your replacement properties.And although it may feel daunting you've done a fantastic job of distilling down the questions. 

I currently own one property that I rent out to some roommates (almost like salvage renting) so that has been going well and have thought about buying another property but working the job I have now feels like I don’t have the time to really dive deep into real estate and continue to grow and learn about the industry and find the best deals.

For some reasons many brokerages dont understand they actually have to make money to continue to operate.

Like continuous leads and communication that I don' have to do.  2018 is about removing myself from being "in" my business and working "on" the business. 

I don’t have any plans in the near future for it, but I’ve been continuing to search for more deals to build off of what I’ve done so far.

@Russell Holmes I also enjoy shaking my fists at clouds, Grandpa Simpson style.