Of course, this assumes you're keeping track of everything religiously, as it would be hard to reconcile such records and ensure completeness.Otherwise, look into hiring a bookkeeper/accountant/CPA who can provide this as a service for you and can help advise you proactively, so you can prevent issues rather than remedying them after the fact.

Yes, you can occupy one half of the duplex after a 1031 and still get the tax deferral - provided that the investment half of duplex by itself is worth at least as much as the land you sold AND all of the proceeds from your land sale are designated for down payment on the investment half only.  3.

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These additional assets give the lender more assurance in case the borrower can't repay the loan.

@Scott EwellLeveraged vs debt-free is a personal decision to some extent.Leverage will give you a higher ceiling on your investment, whereas debt free provides the lower floor.While I can't say which is best for you in particular; I can say that, in my experience, every majorly successful investor I've come across uses debt in their strategy to some degree.

Customizable funds provide the best of syndication deals and funds where you can pick individual deals within the wrapper of a fund.

Read online of some people utilizing to provide liquidity for a deal and want to learn more. 

There are cheaper one’s in D/F areas but I would be careful as those can create a laundry list of additional issues.

Additionally, does anyone have any good recommendations for hard money lenders im the DC, Maryland, Virginia area that they have experience with?

In addition, I included my plan strategy in the attachments.