I'd imagine polititions making new regulations and incentives for housing starts putting a wrench in the next 10-15 years being as good or better than the last theory.

I imagine the new owners will be very unhappy the first time they come to see their new investment.

This was actually not the case and on a 300k construction budget you can imagine how many headaches, loss of time, and money this caused.

I can only imagine what his finances are like at the moment. 

I can't imagine buying a house, even a $50K one somewhere in the country, sight unseen.

We just need to be sure the dogs can't rip out the chicken wire which may cause us to upgrade to a stronger mesh.Chicken wire won't keep raccoons out of chicken coops, so I can't imagine that it would be a good option for dogs.

I imagine a lawyer is part of it but I also likely need a new PM and what even is the course of action to get keys/info/etc from the existing (unresponsive) PM? 

Then you can keep that money “tax free”.Imagine if you bought a property for $500k in cash.

1031 is for a business or rental, hard to imagine how raw land fits...

I imagine its a lot of work and not something you can just do quickly or easily - especially in New York.