I own a restoration and flooring company so my anticipated cost might be lower given my direct cost of materials and labor. 

As you already live there, you may also want to consider "House Hacking" (where you live in part of the property and rent out the rest). Or

I am claiming damages of 5 months potential rent, my time scrambling to backfill, actual physical restoration, and legal.

One option I have would be the restoration of my VA loan by borrowing $, from family?

I need to gracefully restore the window exterior protective framing art (for a lack of better term) in the picture.They are quite old (120 years), so at this point, I can try to:- Salvage whatever possible, with a mix of scraping, painting and hacking- Completely replace with brand newCan you please provide references for similar window part frame parts at reasonable rates in New England?

I believe you can do a partial 1031 so that you're shielding a portion of your gain and paying taxes on the rest. Or

I know many are anxious to get their homes restored but documentation of proper restoration would be wise to insure home value for future buyers of your home.

The house was originally 4 bedroom, but part of the garage was converted when the grandmother could no longer climb the stairs; we would take this bedroom out to restore the garage space.There is also part of the cinder block foundation that needs repair as it is cracked and slightly bowed in; that has been given an estimate of $7k.We are not sure what the family will ask for the house; they have homeowner's insurance that they will be collecting, but there are back taxes on the house, and we just have no idea if they will give it up and be done with it or if they will want every penny they can get out of it.  

I was waiting for my credit to be restored so I can get a loan in a nicer, but similar type of house, which would be around $250k - $300k current price.I was also waiting for prices to stabilize as it was dropping when I was doing the short sale.

Also, check with the municipality about any requirements for historic restorations.