Oh, I do file as a sole proprietor for my cleaning and multi services business and am very thankful for my tax guy who has been with me for years to file our taxes and to patiently help me along I have long term rental property’s income and expenses that our tax guy places figures where they belong  but now I am entering a different arena and will need to collect money and send to owner minus commission , I think.

REI is a lot of work on the front end, but I needed to be patient and things started/continue to come together.Take care, Chris

Look at what you want to get out of it (work with the end in mind) and what are you willing to put into it (can you grind away, do work yourself, be patient, network, market)?  

Be patient 5. and most important study, study, and more RE study

Very grateful for their patients and service.  

Dwelling on the results will not change them but tweaking your efforts, actions, and habits certainly will yield different results, particularly if you can be patient long enough to see your hard work pay off.The balance of patience comes from your ability to perform a strong set of continuous actions in the right direction, which will yield results over time rather than after each action itself.When chasing success, money, or entrepreneurship, the same elements apply, as you must be able to stay the course and focus on daily routines which, when combined, will yield a higher level of reward.

If it is closer to the 1% they are asking then you may have to be patient....  

I am going to use this time to build up my knowledge and contacts, while patiently scanning for that first deal. 

If the contractor can be patient you could finish the 1031 and then refinance and pull cash out after the exchange is complete. 

@Bryce Lewis Welcome to BP.I recently commented on another post with some one else having a similar dilemma to yours.Even tho we are a turn key operator I am happy to say and believe that if your patient enough and spend the time building trust and relationships with the right people you can establish a great team on the ground and not necessarily need to buy from a turn key outfit.Spend more time doing due diligence on the people rather than the stats or demographics of an area.Thanks for reading