If anything you may want to follow one of them on LinkedIn if you would  like to learn more about them.I agree with the information posted above, it is hard to do a "regular 1031" in MN right now as inventory is down and you have to spend all the sales proceeds or you will pay taxes on any cash received. 

I heard that renting containers for inventory and storage is a viable business.

Don't worry about not having inventory. 

Low inventory, but rental market is strong.  

Just take your time right now because inventory is low and prices are kind of high.  

Or would the influx of new residential inventory reduce the demand for existing units?

U.S. home prices climb in April; 7 cities set new records Associated PressU.S. home prices climbed to new heights in April, with seven cities — including San Francisco — setting record highs.The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index increased 5.4% in April compared with a year earlier, just a tick down from the 5.5% year-over-year gain in March.Home values are now just 9.6% below their peak of nearly a decade ago, according to the report released Tuesday.Shrinking inventories of homes for sale have boosted prices, while a healthy job market and historically low mortgage rates have kept demand from potential buyers strong during the spring months associated with the highest volume of sales.The number of listings has fallen 5.7% from a year ago, the National Assn. of Realtors said last week.Home prices rose in all 20 major housing markets, with Boston; Charlotte, N.C.; Denver; Dallas; Portland, Ore.; San Francisco; and Seattle reaching record highs.

Getting a lease signed shouldnt be difficult with the spiking demand and falling inventory of quality SFR rentals here.

It's probably not an inventory issue as much as it is the analysis you get from a wholesaler.

Hopefully the tenant whose stuff was tossed had some kind of inventory.