You don't pay capital gains on your personal residence up to 250k if single or 500k married. 

With you being married that'd probably tip off the bank anyway.

The unit I sold to get the 1031 funds was purchased before I was married and I never thought to add my wife to the title.  

Purchase price: $173,000 Cash invested: $30,000 Sale price: $223,000 This was my wife and I's first home as a married couple and in a new city in Southern Pines, NC utilizing a VA loan.

Do I simply buy a single family home in a better neighborhood for now (we plan on moving to the West Coast in the next couple of years after we are married). 

Hello all, my name is Josh Stumberg and I am a newly married man looking for people in Seattle, WA that can help my wife and I get into the Real Estate Profession.

My wife had a PM before we married and they wanted $1,100 to replace an existing garage door opener... we did it ourselves for $200 in 2 hours.  

All the rental mortgage interest is 100% deductible but if you have a mortgage on your personal property and don’t have 12/24k (single/married) worth of personal deductions you could pay that mortgage off as it is not tax deductible that case. 

People are getting married, having kids, etc and you are their age and you can build that trust now in between the hallways.

For that reason it is advisable to claim depreciation.Also be aware there are limits to the gain ($250K single / $500K married) and how often you can take the tax free gain (every 2 years).