The moisture will warp the doors/frams and cause more damage that you will be left with.

The collective Chi of these types of places tend to generate excessive negative Chi.

.- Interest rates at excessively low or high points (when the cost of capital is lower, it takes less income to generate the same cashflow and/or return and vice-versa).That said, given the law of supply and demand, and given the basic math behind determining cashflow, market rent (the equilibrium point) will tend to run somewhere in the 45-55% range in most markets and at most times.

More importantly, getting rid of all these excess people would help the planet.

In a 1031, you will have "exchanged basis" and "excess basis."

It seems alittle excessive.  

I think the carpet helped to ruin those spots by holding the moisture to the floor.

There are places that sell contractor/builder excess materials for deep discount.

You should have a conversation with the HOA about the repairs made and why there is still moisture penetrating the structure.

Here is part of the instruction for filing a claim if you are NOT a party of the property (lender or owner) at the time of tax sale from San Diego County:  A party of interest in the property at the time of the sale may assign his or her right to claim the excess proceeds onlyby a dated, written instrument that explicitly states that the right to claim the excess proceeds is being assigned, and onlyafter each party to the proposed assignment has disclosed to each other party to the proposed assignment all facts of which he or she is aware relating to the value of the right that is being assigned (§4675)The key words are: "ONLY AFTER EACH PARTY TO THE PROPOSED ASSIGNMENT HAS DISCLOSED TO EACH OTHER"