There's a safe harbor for usage from the IRS that was originally designed to qualify your ability to deduct mortgage interest and depreciate the property. 

IRS Publication 925 discusses this on page 4: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pd... 

But DIY against the IRS and it's not as pretty.  

@Cam GalassoAs mentioned, if your intent is to flip the property, then the irs considers to be selling inventory, not selling an investment property.

So you suggest hopping into what I think is a good deal then moving on from there?

And it's a short hop to the Dunedin Causeway and Honeymoon Island. 

I'd love to DM or hop on a zoom if you're willing to chat about your experience. 2) Are there any other educational sources, specific podcast episodes, or books that anyone recommends? 

The seller ir his agent won't even respond to title company emails asking about the release of EM.

The IRS is a pain with these 1031's sometimes. 

If there is absolutely 100% correlation between the class and operation of plan investments only, the IRS may find this to be acceptable in the event of an audit.