Like the title read the city wants tobuy my property it’s ran down. The city wants to tear the property and surrounding properties down Zillow said it’s worth 38000The city offer me 13000.I could use some advice

It's mostly Class A properties, a few Class B.You may find the below copy & paste info useful in addressing your question:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Nobody forced you to buy a property as a investor you are entitled to do your own research and due diligence.

I am buying it furnished. 

Dscr will be useful in the future for fixer uppers and unique buys. 

Increase income, decrease DTI, and buy a home (i.e., get a higher paying job, work two jobs, go to trade school, get a higher paying degree, live in affordable area, etc...these are things that most of us did).

We are starting to explore options for buying his shares to eliminate him as a risk and a roadblock but still have funds leftover for growth.

It is exciting to think about having a big stack of cash to invest in something, but what if that something doesn't advance you the way your property does since it grows in value AND provides income.Maybe the $800/mo cash flow can be your seed money for stock you want to buy...? 

Even if you take the $250,000 the realtor mentioned it would sell for as your basis that would mean you're looking at an $80k gain: 380,000 - (250,000 + 50,000 improvements) = 80,000Since you want to buy a nicer home for your mom, a 1031 exchange may not be applicable if the new property is intended for personal use, as 1031 exchanges are for investment or business properties only.

Thanks so much for posting all this info I had been looking at Apke Land or Land Investing Online, while they give lots of free information if you really want in depth or access to their letters you have to buy their course.