Use the 1031 to purchase investment property that you later convert into a succession of primary residences. 

If however the shell needs to be totally converted to a new concept all together the costs could rise a lot.

I currently house hack my own home after converting it from a 3 bedroom to a 4 bedroom and I previously owned a rental condo.

Hello everyone,I’m about to purchase a 2 family that I can easily turn into a 3 family. Was just wondering if the process to get it approved is extensive ? Or complicated? And does it usually take a long time? Thanks

In 2020 we decided to convert the home in to a multi-unit rental property.

Convert a garage to an ADU.

I see a lot of vacant commercial properties in my area and am wondering if anyone has had any success converting commercial/retail into multi-family; and, if so, what was the experience like?

Maybe you are unable to rent out the replacement property, and convert it to your primary residence.

Then you can move in and convert the investment property into your primary residence. 

If you decided to pull the rip cord on work, you may want to look into converting your tax deferred retirement plan into tax free retirement plan via strategic Roth IRA conversions.