With the market turning, they have cut headcount by something like 50% last I saw. 

You learn a lot and can cut out costs and save more for cash flow.

Whatever you can do to increase your savings or increase your income: cut out unnecessary expenses, work a side job, put money into a HYSA as opposed to a regular savings account earning 0.1% interest.

We are outside of the standard build warranty, but are continuing to discover MAJOR corners cut, and getting repairs and pre-emptive fixes is costing us lot.We are estimating $20,000 in total expenses that we are going out of pocket for due to poor workmanship.

Why go with a hard money lender for a clean cut DSCR?

I just worked with an investor who had $5M in cash (he sold his tree-cutting business) and I was able to get him into 11 properties in AL and FL. 

Should I consider a 1031 after one year to “cut my losses”?

Your best bet to find a BRRR deal (or even a flip deal) is to connect with off market resources (wholesalers, agents that specialize in this space), or to cut these people out and source deals yourself.

Like @JDMartin said, You can replace the enclosure by cutting that out in pieces and then installing a new iron tub and tiling the wall surround.

We immediately cut a path through the overgrown back yard that connects to the main island d bike bath.