While reviewing documents I see seller is "reserving mineral rights".

I deal in gems and minerals, so I don't know much about Chinese antiquities -  porcelian and furniture.But, I wonder if anyone has any advice on how to structure a deal where you find a buyer for someone - using chinese antiquities, and not real estate, in this case, as an example.Like I said, this is a shot in the dark, I have never put a deal together, and I am looking for some start-up cash, to start investing in properties.

The purchase of notes, securities, and other non-real estate would not qualify.However, there are some quirky things that you would not normally consider to be real estate but are considered as for 1031 purposes - Oil, gas and mineral interests, dockminiums where you own a deeded interest in a dock of a marina, Long term land leases, seasoned contracts can sometimes considered real estate.  

Go with mineral wool. 

Our main line of business is helping investors invest in syndications like DSTs and or alternative investments and mineral rights.

My mind always things in terms of geology and is there oil or mineral wealth and then I go back to tree farming and other things i can grow.

I am a gold miner to and they say that "gold is where you find it."

This guy deeded mineral/gas rights to a trust via book/page 15781/506.

When moisture is evaporating up though the slab and ultimately through your grout joints you'll get water soluble minerals that are left behind on the surface of the grout, its called "efflorescence", and yes, its very hard to clean.The only ways to avoid this is to check the subfloor with a moisture meter to be sure it's completely dry or installing a vapor barrier over the slab prior to tile. 

Something that came up for me recently was mineral rights.