@Eric Helena, There is no statutory prohibition against purchasing from a related party to complete a 1031 exchange. 

It would be wise to rectify it before transfer of title so your starting off clean and hopefully won't have any issues when you go to sell down the road. 

Quote from @Aldo Valeriani: Hello everyone,I’m relatively new to real estate investing, and this is my second fix-and-flip property.

How do I protect myself in this situation, while also helping a relative? 

The tenant has a roach issue, even though my building has a monthly exterminator service.

The only big issue I ran into is on of the basement walls needed extra support, I don't think a newer build would have that issue. 

Quote from @Srikanth Kumar: Hi Everyone,I’m relatively new to long-distance investing and am exploring the purchase of multifamily properties in Cleveland.

I say to look at these hard because these items can occur for a period of 12 months possibly without major issues of seeing large cracks or settling if a lot of water hasn't been present in large volumes.

There's a good chance the issue(s) you face has already been discussed and answered.Ask questions in the appropriate forum.

My main goal is to find something relatively close to the DMV area but without the DMV price tag.