Hi Greg, You could entertain keeping the property and pull some equity out of it to use as funds for down payments on future properties to purchase. 

Can I use a 1031 exchange to sell property in "my name", put the funds with a QI who then purchases new property in the name of an LLC I form with someone else?

I am new to real estate investing and was looking into taking a heloc on my primary to purchase land and do a construction loan.

@B RyansRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Because until it's in writing it's not a real offer.

Real estate investment relies heavily on loans and if you can't get good loans its hard to grow. 

The financing contingency period is up tomorrow and it looks like they are going to back out, so I guess we will put the property back on the market as a cash-only purchase and see what happens. 

The real estate sector is seeing significant shifts globally, with notable developments in Europe and North America.

I am currently in the processes of getting my real estate license and don't have accesses to the MLS, despite this I still want to practice doing comps on housing in my area to better understand what makes a deal great.

I apologize if I wasn't clear on my question, I didn't really go into my plans for how I would invest as I didn't think it really pertained to my question, yes I know I should not purchase a rental using a HELOC and certainly that wasn't the plan.Whether it be a flip or brrrr, I would use some investment vehicle that would allow me to pay back the money.Roll into as when I purchase my next primary home, use the equity towards the house.The premise of my question was just is owning a home expensive enough now to where it'd be worth putting more money towards it when purchasing to lower payment/pay off quicker, or would it still be worth it to use all of that money towards other real estate.