The existing lender wasn't willing to hold any of the debt.I considered offering to just take them at their debt value but it was too high. 

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Real estate is a long term game (overall) and sometimes investing in yourself and your active income can yield a higher rate of return, in which can also excel you investing.

I’m also looking for more opportunities in the East Valley for a medium rehab and long-term hold.

Don't hold your breath for printed houses.

I even created my first LLC to start the fix and flip business, funding it with enough skin in the game, elsewhere hoping to use OPM rather than my own capital to fund these projects as it has been difficult finding a lender who is comfortable with loaning to me solely without an LLC.My goal has always been to match my W2 income and eventually double it and more so I can work as a hobby rather than relying on it to live.

I would hold onto it.  

Between the market rate of the services I offer and at least several months of holding costs I can eliminate, I know that I can bake some legitimate value to a deal however I have no direct experience packaging that value way that could help secure financing.And that’s essentially where my research is currently focused!

I just wanted to know, would there be an issue if you wanted to use a 1031 exchange if all of your properties were in a holding LLC?

You're taking some of the risk or have skin in the game by handling 50% of the expenses.4.