The contract says no one else besides them can be there for over a week so it is my choice,  what options should I consider for this, a rent increase per child, security deposit increased. 

I do not recall any other fees or charges outside of traditional closing costs and they were easy to work with and communicated very well. 

Using the 1031 Exchange is THE way to defer capital gains taxes and use your equity to purchase additional properties.re: the Pittsburgh market...it can be a good choice.

If you’re close to $150,000 in AGI, a few ways you can bring that down AGI is by maxing out a 401k traditional ($23k for 2024 tax year), maxing out your HSA ($4,150 for 2024 tax year), and if you have any capital losses from stocks (up to $3k per year), I would encourage you to have great bookkeeping to ensure you’re capturing all of your deductions appropriately on your rental property.

Tell her she has two choices: move out or face the judge.

It felt like a no-brainer for the value of the land, but being able to utilize a traditional mortgage because there was a clean yet simple 3 bed 2 bath house on the lot made the deal even sweeter!

If you do sell and do a 1031 exchange there are a few things you could do to make your exchange as smooth as possible.The first option, If you do a traditional 1031 exchange and find a property that you really like don't hesitate to get it under contract.

STRs are difficult for a traditional LTR PMC to properly manage!

If the plan is to live in the property, a traditional hard money bridge loan will not work.

But if you look into their marketing, socials, Youtube, IG, past sales record on Zillow and stuff you can see if they really are in the investment space or if they work with traditional homeowners.