This unit needs a whole new subfloor thru out the unit (3/4in plywood), a floor (FVP), new kitchen (cabinets and counters), and bathroom (Vanity Toilet, tub.   

maybe you're losing a few hundred in cash every month, but i'd be willing to bet the appreciation, debt paydown, and tax benefits combined are seriously outweighing that. you could look at this like putting the negative cashflow every month into an invisible savings account for the future, like a retirement account. this obviously only works if you can comfortably lose that cash every month. you could also consider not renewing the lease and doing STR or MTR in that property?

It's out there, you just have to be willing to make the calls to dozens or hundreds of banks or go on local facebook investor groups and see if anyone has any recommendations.

It will probably cost you a few hundred dollars, but a free lease from google will very likely cost you much, much more. 

They have successfully closed hundreds of loans for our clients. 

I have worked for and with billionaires and hundreds of mult-millionaires and rarely do they go to this extreme.

And her and her sidekicks told me “you have a diamond” or something like that because a couple were zoned commercial and they told me I could get way more so they are including this much higher list price but I’ve had to lower everything by a couple hundred thousand and they haven’t even sold.

To answer the original question: No you cannot keep homestead, you need to update insurance - it's a few hundred more per year if anything and you will continue to be able to keep your property tax deduction until you purchase another home in Texas you would rather apply it to.

What are your recommendations for kitchen cabinet colors? 

I've done it hundreds of times.