Tell them they pay attorney fees $7000, notary fees $400 for two people two locations, recording fees $100, any title or taxes it will slow down the desire to make changes. 

There is positive job growth from the tech industry, manufacturing jobs from Tesla, geographically restricted building, no income tax, low property taxes, close to CA, mild weather, and landlord friendly. 

My question being, if I asked to be a 1099 employee instead of a W2 employee, would i qualify as Reps for taxes since I self-manage and take care of all of our own rentals yearly?

Would it be possible for me to consider my down payment a business expense when I file my taxes next year and get a tax break?

if its tax once the option is exercised tax is due at that time..

After this year's tax bill I need to do something different to reduce my tax liability.

Taxes have to be collected somewhere.

Land is so cheap that if you do end up buying a large tract taxes are really cheap and you could build your own portfolio of land in areas you desire. - Double closings/Assignments - As the land market is getting saturated with other investors.

If you do 1031 exchange multiple times, do you pay taxes on the profit of only the last sold property or do you have to pay taxes on the total potential profits of all properties.

As far as taxing goes.