Joint Base Lewis-McChord is a great duty location and is unique because it's a joint installation, meaning it is home to Air Force and Army.

10k isn't enough to do much damage unless you are house hacking, and you never want to be stretched to the point of breaking as an investor. 

Can you restructure your loan with the hard money lender to stretch out the gap?

And there are cases where the hold has been in weeks or months and the 1031 has not been affected.The bottom line is that your unique situation is going to dictate the possibilities. 

There are many aspects to MHP that make it unique so you won't be able to simply apply knowledge from other asset classes. 

It shouldn't be taken lightly.Adequate and appropriate liability insurance would be a general first step (which might include a general policy and an umbrella policy).Maybe an LLC makes sense, but you'll want to rope in your tax advisor to make sure you're keeping administrative costs as low as possible in the beginning.A good tax advisor will help you navigate business deductions surrounding the use of your property, as home daycare allocations are unique.

Guard Hill is known to stretch a little.  

All goals are achievable in Denver, even in this market, you just have to be a little more creative and unique than the average investor.

I will say, as someone who used to live in Columbus, Columbus is in a unique position in that it is appreciating but the market isn't too mature to cash flow.

When you have access to the VA loan, you are in a unique position to be able to purchase a 3 or 4 unit with $0 down.