I would love to put my mom into a nicer home in a nicer area would a 1031 exchange make that possible?

Especially when it comes to the permit side of things.My initial plan is to ask as many questions as possible and to search for information so that I'm at least somewhat on the lookout for some of these snags. 

But we also like the idea of having the highest cash flow possible.

Hard to say which way this could go, just keep good notes, records and photos, dates, times etc… maybe this could possibly go under their previous policy?

Quote from @Victor Yang:In addition, is it possible for me and my wife to gift 36k worth of equity per year of the house (under the annual exclusion limit) and therefore have none of the costs go towards the lifetime gift limit?

I also found a corporate housing solutions or possibly corporate express housing site that seemed quite helpful so I reached out to them as well.

Do to the state mandates that require 100% reserves in all categories, combined with the rising cost of their neighborhood insurance policy, my strong recommendation is you find out what further anticipated spikes in association dues & if any possible special assessments are looming.

Zillow is saying the house is worth $90k but recently a tree went through the back end of it and I was hoping to get some information on possible ideas or suggestions on what I should do about the situation.

It's still possible to BRRRR now, but the deal has to be muuuccchhh better and those are just much harder to find.People are still making it work in real estate though, primarily by getting more creative and often needing to add even more value to make the numbers work.

My goal is to learn as much as I possibly can and connect with experienced investors along the way.If there are any local meetups or networking events, I’d love to hear about them!