After five years of product development, VIMA Décor Ltd. was established as a separate business to offer these products to other commercial property owners, builders, and developers.From the website:"The Medve Group (TMG) continues to adapt to the ever-changing demands of the real estate industry.

@JP KruegerOne thing you'll need to consider and be careful with in a potential 1031 situation is establishing your intent.  

If he has already established residency, he is their tenant by default.

You may also be an attractive partner for someone with knowledge and experience, but without established or good credit.  

My girlfriend's friend's husband has been gone for a couple of months due to his gambling addiction and has left her with the kids and the rent.

A lot of freelance wholesalers in town without an established buyers list shop their deals to bigger firms to see if we can help move them. 

I could just invest in an established REIT, but where is the fun in that?

It is correct to say you cannot contract prior to 18, HOWEVER, nothing says you can't establish an LLC and contract on behalf of the LLC.  

We recently started a private equity fund to raise/pool capital to buy larger pools of notes and scale up the business now that we have our basic operations established.

Establishing any funding entity is not a license to originate mortgages.