Yeah, if you have a real estate agent, this is their job.

Don't get me wrong, I value the learning, I'm not looking to cut corners...I just want direct apply to real world strategy with no upselling involved.

I specialize in tax services for real estate investors and I'm located in Austin. 

Please feel free to reach out, and let's discuss how we can collaborate and support each other's endeavors in the real estate market.Looking forward to connecting further!

First, in general, holding a real estate investment in an LLC won't necessarily, by itself, help you avoid or defer taxes.

:D Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

My interest in real estate investing started from reading books and listening to podcasts, which got my thinking about exploring house hacking as my first venture.

Hi it looks like you are getting some help in this section, but to answer your question, you can post them to the "Real Estate Deal Analysis & Advice" forum.

BiggerPockets is an amazing platform and inspired me further to dive into long-term rental idea.

This means that the two of you bought/own a membership interest (partnership interest) in an entity and did not buy/own real estate, so it does not qualify for 1031 Exchange treatment.