I'm a marine engineer by training who went to the USMMA at Kings Point.

It is very easy to give textbook advice (spend more $$, replace everything, dont get multiple quotes). 

So if you're wanting to keep your deferral options under 1031 but get some relief from the time constraints why not counter with a floating closing date contingent on your finding good replacement 1031 property/properties. 

They send the worst third party contractors, authorize the least amount of repairs, and take an unacceptable amount of time to dispatch folks and make decisions on how a repair/replacement is to be handled, while your tenants are without their appliance what seems like FOREVER.

The roof structure was caving in, the dormer was not put in right and showed signs of leaking, floors where very oft needing a complete replacement, furnace and water heater was under water and now needs to be replaced, the downstairs basement had signs of mold.The positive side of things was the lot, the lot was very large.So my question to the community is(1) Is this normal in foreclosure property?

They always replace it with a clear plastic blank plate though.

If you're adding load to the second floor, it's not a bad idea to get an engineer's recommendation on the structure first.

The house has a new 25 year roof and I replaced the HVAC unit last year.

(or hardwIred) Haven’t run into any issues with them and like that I don’t have to worry about them.Short of a tenant removing them, there’s no way they can forget to replace a battery.

I do like the idea of replace all the post with white wood post or dress them in fypon for an updated look.