However, this requires careful planning and adherence to 1031 rules.Holding and Renting Units:Retained Units: For the units you retain (one for your business and one for rental income), you will continue to benefit from rental income and potential appreciation.Depreciation: You can continue to depreciate the retained units, which provides additional tax benefits by offsetting rental income.With these considerations, this approach allows you to leverage the benefits of a 1031 exchange while maximizing the potential of your investment in the commercial property.

I have a rental condo in Denver that I need to do either a cashout refi or some kind of delayed financing on.

I don't follow the short term rental trends, but long term rentals are easy to get up and running with a good return. 

So my brother and I are saving for a rental property.

Cousin A currently lives in one half of their primary residence and rents out the other half.Cousin B has a rental property they want to get rid of by doing a 1031 exchange.If Cousin B buys 50% of Cousin A's house as tenants in common, can A & B essentially switch over the rental income to B, whereby B reports all rental income and expenses on their taxes and A reports no rental income and expenses?

We are local to Waco and specialize in small to medium sized remodels and maintenance on rental properties. 

Terrific article by WSJ writers about what retirement actually looks like if you are managing rental real estate.  

Currently working on analyzing leads accurately relative to rental income and interior of property when determining offer price. 

That's when my journey of maybe I will start having a rental property.

I been investing since 2017 and my rental income is 100% of my income.