Both markets have a good combination of strong economic/demographic fundamentals and cash flow whereas some of the others, although they cash flow well, have stagnant of declining populations and jobs.

The perfect scenario is you get a property under contract and share it with your lender, who will then rerun what programs you're eligible for with your new 700 credit score. 

@John Morganas @Jaysen Medhurst pointed out you have many things going on here.If your LLC is a single-member LLC, you may be eligible to report the income earned by the LLC on your personal tax return.

The only reason a 1031 would ever come into play would be to defer depreciation recapture or if he kept the HI property past his eligibility for sec 121.Nice thing is if he takes the 121 exclusion he will have tax free dollars to invest in syndications.  

*The reason why she wants this paid off is because it's no eligible for a Recast, or dropping PMI without an Refi- Rate is 3.5% at this point.

Once your loans are over 1M you can get into agency debt (fannie/freddie) or CMBS with non-recourse loans that have longer terms.Note, you might be eligible for significant tax advantages via RE professional status if your wife manages the property (with help from you). 

@Filip Fritjof TufvessonAny tax-deferred retirement account may be rolled over to a Solo 401(k) - assuming you are eligible to sponsor a Solo 401(k) by having qualifying self-employment.  

Or you got lucky and rode the crypto growth train.But broadly speaking, it is just fundamentally not possible to become financially free in such a short window of time (UNLESS you started with a big chunk of capital to begin with.

Just because one lives in a foreign country, even year-round, doesn't automatically mean they're eligible for the FEIE.Whether the FEIE is better than claiming Foreign Tax Credits (FTCs) is based on fact and circumstance, and should not be taken light as the FEIE is a tax election. 

Simple CoC does not give you a clear understanding of investment fundamentals if appreciation potential is high.