Curious to see the positives/negatives of some of these other mentioned companies.

My goal is to not only make smart investment decisions but also to create a diverse real estate portfolio that aligns with my financial objectives.

As a reminder, Madoff "had annual audits".Part of my DD, while I do ask if a company has audits and shares them with LPs, I also ask for FULL financials: Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows for properties through partnership level items.  

I have owned my own construction company and have renovated many homes for other investors.

The total infrastructure project was a $50 Billion investment, all from private companies.

The 1031 X company has told me I can use the $130,000 towards the carriage house portion of the purchase and first must contact my CPA to write up a document saying how the PP of the entire new property will be split up as primary and investment property and 1031 x portion will only go towards CH.So far, so good.

These larger wholesale companies are a joke.

This is what you should be doing in order to comply with fair housing laws too, treat everyone the same and have set company policies that you never deviate from for anyone. 

Transfer it to a company like quest or advanta or another ra that allows you to self direct it and control the investment Just be aware of self dealing and make sure you use a property manager etc.

What I've had success with... search the cad site in the county you're looking in for company extensions, Llc for example.