However, you may be able to sell your % to the other investors as one sale and go forward with a 1031... if the corporate structure can handle it appropriately, if you can say/demonstrate that your intent when you went into the deal was to hold the property for productive use and now that the groups direction has changed you are selling your portion to purchase other property to be held for investment.And if the improvements to the property would not cross the threshhold of "creating inventory" and could be classified as ensuring best and highest use.  

How helpful is it to build a big/productive team?

Is there a product available to LLCs that’s very similar to a HELOC, that is secured against the asset, but doesn’t have extreme costs like hard money, typical portfolio loans for flippers, etc.?

I don't have very good credit due to poor choices when I was younger.

Real scam - carbon monoxide is a by product of the combustion process. 

Home improvement products, Real Estate, encyclopedias, it doesn't matter those are standard cold call numbers since the dawn of man or something.If you know them it's easier.  

So, at the age of 35 I just recently read Rich Dad, Poor Dad.

We have put screws in through carpet before, it will damage it some, though you won't see the damage unless you do a real poor job.

We have been looking into duplexes in the LI area for the house hack, but have yet to find any that we like for ourselves to live in.I have read the beginner's guide, and many interesting books thus far (Contrarian playbook; investing in duplexes, triplexes and quads; Rich Dad, Poor Dad, etc.) and have been devouring the podcasts. 

There are several products to buy in the store or you can buy a small extractor from any big box store.