One of these tax advantages is currently at-risk: the 1031 exchange.If you're not familiar, the 1031 exchange allows an investor to sell an investment property (or set of properties) and roll any gains they may have into a new investment without paying capital gains taxes on the money they've made in the first investment.

I imagine a lot equity gain whenever building material costs lower.

I.E. a $1,200 loss was like having another $100 a month loan.Some of the things I wrote off werePower tools needed for the business, lawyer and accountant bills, mileage, office supplies, new printer, storage area .....If you want to grow bigger than 1 rental, make sure to understand what a gain/loss will do to your buying power. 

Is it possible to set up a business whereby I could gain partial ownership/buy out over time through the profit that is realized?

I was more just trying to gain a perspective of where the seller was coming from, to help navigate negotiation terms that would serve us both well.

Rodney, an agent who won't give you BS comps as a matter of course is worth her/his weight in gold.

Some top 5 or 10 list is good.Front-end load percentage, Management fees.Capital Gain performance over the years (buy 2011 and exit 2018 of course has better gain)Distribution performance vs projected distribution.Thank you very much.I have some lower cost single family residential rentals, thinking of rolling them into DST, give up the controls, gain some freedom (knowing we still have to do due diligence when projects exited, hopefully less works) , creating a stream of income and preserve capitals. 

I just missed the capital gains benefits (2/5 years).

A good TC for a high producing agent is worth their weight in gold.. 

My reason for joining the Bigger Pockets community is to gain FF and give my children the upper hand in life that I wish I had.