I'll send my address for my bonus/commission checks lol....look forward to hearing the progress!

There are a couple of ways that you can address the 1031 Exchange deadlines. 

Several of the contractors offer helical piers but don’t seem to think they’d be a more cost effective option - we can directly ask about this again.  

If it's on your credit, you are on the hook for it.However, it shouldn't effect the loan process too much, a simple Letter Of Explanation should be able to get the job done with the correct investor. 

What steps have you already taken to address the situation?

* Are there creative solutions landlords use to address tenant concerns about parking in this area?

Real estate, like other things has a snowball effect.

By house hacking, you're immediately positioned as a landlord, which will adequately pressure you to learn how to structure your leases, screen applications, collect rental payments, resolve the nuances of managing tenants and addressing property issues, etc.

I've consistently written about the forces of nature and her current and future effects on the real estate market (even while often being ridiculed and politicized on this very site for it) regardless: I personally moved and invested in coastal Oregon in 2018 from Venice Beach Los Angeles partly as a result of the trajectory of climate and have assisted several clients that specifically purchased on the Oregon Coast for their own 'climate havens,' investment and future retirement homes. 

In the burbs this is less of a factor, in the confines of the city it’s a surprisingly effective rule of thumb