The soil was dry, and there was no indication ofcurrent or recent settlement.

If I'm reading that correctly, the takeaway is that a delayed financing will top out at 75% LTV, but if I can nail my purchase price and any rehab costs inside of that number, it would be possible to take out the full amount via the delayed financing loan (by including the rehab costs as a Settlement Charge on my Closing Loan Docs)?

Typically you see foundation  settlement within the first 25 years, then settlement is basically none and that's the end of the story. 

I will be receiving a car accident settlement for 20k how can you turn this in to real estate?

It really depends, but a general rule of thumb is that if a borrower is current, it significantly decreases the possibility of a settlement.This can be said for basically any debt settlement attempt ( mortgage settlement, credit card, professional services, etc. )

I would love to have a project lined up right after the settlement day for the second property that won't require 20% upfront costs, if possible.

The contractor provides an estimate and you will send this to title saying you want to add the rehab costs onto the settlement statement.

If I'm not mistaken, that's covered under RESPA (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act), which has some big, sharp teeth.I'm not a lawyer, but my understanding is that requiring the use of any particular service as a result of a different transaction is a violation of the Sherman Anti Trust Act. 

The bankruptcy settlement paid us something like 10% of the dues owed each month after that and the owner continued to not pay current dues through to early 2019.

This means that the sellers box on the settlement statement must read - XXX 1031 company as qualified intermediary for Joe exchangor.  99% of the time this creates no problem.