I am located in Jax Florida and use my realtor license for personal deals and occasionally help others. 

I would like to chat.

Talk with your tax person or a 1031 Intermediary.  1031 must be land to land. 

This encompasses eleven authorized activities within the real estate sector, including development, construction, leasing, and brokerage.750 Hours Test: In addition to meeting the 50% test, individuals seeking Real Estate Professional Status (REPS) must surpass 750 personal service hours materially engaged in one of the specified real property trades or businesses.Understanding Material Participation:Material Participation: Only hours deemed material to the operation of a real estate business are counted towards qualification.

Chat with you in.... 4-6 months! 

The second branch of the site will be a platform to create a personal web page that will hold all of the agent's social media link (kind of like linktree).

But it comes down to if you want to personally get down and dirty to learn the work or if you want to delegate to a third party. 

Personally, if you have to wait 3 months anyways, it seems like a good idea to take on a project that takes 3 months to maximize returns.

House hacking will also give you some personal "property management" experience.

Current CPA says you can form an LLC and take any losses as a K1 loss on your personal taxes.