As far as LLC structures and tax strategies you should find a CPA who has experience with real estate and small business.  

I wish you the best of luck building your business on another platform.  

The property that you sell and then purchase through a 1031 Exchange must be held for rental, investment (capital appreciation), or used in a business. 

I see why they say, never go into business with family.

Do you want to own your own real estate like an apartment or retail center and create a side business?

They make their money off of real estate agents, but real estate agents are the worst people to make money off because they are highly unreliable and in and out of the business when the market changes.Their target should be the consumer with higher levels that they can subscribe too for data, since Zillow is linked to the MLS now which makes their data somewhere more reliable.

as one who grew up in the land business brokering land in Napa Sonoma Lake Mendo and humbolt counties..

I've picked up several really good deals because a tenant operator ran the business into the ground to a point where the property owners just wanted or needed out. 

Best bet though is a local community business bank.. 

I'm not thinking of 'scaling' my business by becoming a 'passive investor' in someone else's business.