The sellers are just left high and dry.

BUT once the housing was renovated and expanded (since it was one of the biggest marine base) the rental dried up fast!

That is where talking to a specific 1031 specialist is where it comes into play on each and every deal as you can see they are not as cut and dry.  

Again depends on layout and how much space there is.In the UK and Europe, it is quite common to have the laundry in the kitchen, but most of them just have washing machines and they hang everything to dry.

The risk of renting to those with non-traditional income sources is that those sources can dry up quickly;  someone who makes their living as a baby sitter as their only source of income can suddenly find their income decreasing quickly through no fault of their own if their "employer" suddenly decides they no longer need a sitter.

The person I hired to do most of the work inside was in over his head and is a bit scattered so for my next property I will use him for what he's good at, carpentry, dry wall, and handyman work.

Bills I can think of in this category: Mortgage Interest, Insurance, Utilities, ...2) I have consumable expenses (Shampoo, Towels, Sheets, ...).

There are environmental issues with dry cleaners but not so much Laundromats.

Cleveland doesn't have dry basements in any of these cash flow areas the out of state investors are buying houses in.

Insurance, tax, deep list of vendors, constant growth with partners who provide: HVAC, painting, dry wall, plumbing, roof, board up, locks, key keeping, just to name a few