Have an Insurance adjuster rep work for you in settling the claim with the insurer.E. 

Quote from @David Martoyan: Has anyone here successfully adjusted their strategy to focus on finding deals that don’t follow the traditional ARV formula?

I agree with Dominic, I would price it according to the market and CHA will make the adjustments on their end.

They told me they only adjust every few months, it has been over 7 months since I made several requests.  

Generally there are multiple units for each "zone" if you will when I've seen them installed.Regarding your problem at hand, I personally would simply adjust your plan to move and make your initial plan to get the current issues resolved, while costly now, in the long run holding onto the unit will likely pay off. 

I would like to use this life adjustment as a catalyst for my entrance into real-estate. 

However, if you bought it and managed it as a market rate apartment, your experience would be very different.My point is, I can control how fast a unit turns simply by adjusting my asking rents.  

You have to adjust your expectations to match current reality, which includes higher mortgage rates, higher prices, more expensive taxes and insurance, more competition, etc.

The investors who succeed now will be the ones who adjust their strategies to current conditions rather than relying on what worked during the last bull market.

Its great for me where I need to adjust to paying a mortgage and was worried about my monthly payment a little bit!