I want to avoid holding costs with him holding onto it while we renovate, but how to I make this as clean as possible?

But if you allow tenants to have pets it is not maintenance free and needs to be cleaned/sprayed down etc.

If the refund was an additional $1,000, you may have to question if it was worth it.If you did a DIY Cost seg, you likely paid around $600If you went the other route, you likely paid $2,500+The cost to the accountant to prepare the amended return was likely $500+

He can also leave any furniture behind and we will clean up.2 – Flexibility to close/move in on date at his convenience.What other suggestions should I make to make my offer better?

First, clean up your house so you can expand it.

Outfit the space as turnkey for an appropriate business (smoothie shop, dry cleaning substation, etc.) and sell the “business” with a small down payment, receiving a monthly payment for the business payoff + rent/3.

. - along with inconsistent incomeTo be honest this person should not be investing in real estate and focus their time and energy on getting a stable w2 or income and get their credit cleaned up first

I would be focusing on cleaning up bookkeeping, communication portal with client, vendor list management, payment processing, etc. 

When you look at the percentage of "clean" energy produced by each state, Kentucky is ranked 37 out of 50.

The first tenet of the 1031 exchange is that you cannot DIY a 1031 exchange.