Happy to be of service.

I would be very careful in working with a 1031 Exchange Qualified Intermediary that provides ("sells"0 replacement property solutions as part of their services. 

Also go through a servicing company for payments to the seller, escrow can probably help you out with a recommendation for that. 

are there services in NY that provide this info.. 

You'd think 60 years would have cleansed all that but it hasn't.You might target social service and local agencies since this property was in the past a half way house or similar and was only converted to market housing to make the sale to you.

What you want to ask is if they are a direct lender funding and servicing your loan

Ideally LADWP will prioritize the infrastructure repairs and new service requests to these properties as getting power service in LA can be 6-24 months without project prioritization.

It'll likely take a month or two assuming that the loan is with one of the large servicing companies that move at a glacial pace. 

We don't allow any "deal-making" in the forums, which includes advertising your services or properties, looking for partners, etc.

The challenge we're facing is the lack of short term rental data for the appraiser, and we won't know if it will meet the debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) requirements until the appraisal is complete.Has anyone dealt with a similar situation?