Tax rates are very high level, so you will want to adjust that as you pick a more specific location to model out.  

Have you ever identified more than three replacement properties in a 1031 tax exchange?

I think I am looking for someone to do taxes and give tax advice but I am 52 with a great job and would like some advice for investing / retirement planning. 

A single-member LLC provides protection while allowing you to report business income on your personal taxes.

Are there other creative tax strategies that involve real estate that I should be looking into?

Nevada's Taxes: - Nevada's property taxes DO NOT reassess on the sale. - No state income tax. 3.

I only charged 1/2 of the rent for a security deposit and waived the pet fee.  

@Basit Siddiqi the OP just clarified their LLC is taxed as an S corp...which seems like that may be the clue for why this transaction may be taxed?

Additionally, for rate-term refinances, many DSCR lenders have no seasoning requirements at all.Easier qualification: DSCR lenders have much lighter qualification requirements than conventional or portfolio lenders, such as no DTI, income verification, or tax return hurdles that can slow down or disqualify loansFlexibility: While conventional and bank lenders are heavily regulated and follow standardized rules, DSCR lenders have much more flexibility and control over their guidelines.

"For purposes of enforcing the due-on-sale (or due-on-transfer) provision, if any, in the security instrument, theservicer must consider all of the following situations to be a transfer of ownership:- the purchase of a property “subject to” the mortgage loan,- the assumption of the mortgage loan debt by the property purchaser,- any exchange of possession of property under a land sales contract or any other land trust device, and- in cases in which an inter vivos revocable trust is the borrower, any transfer of a beneficial interest in thetrust."