A form a lawyer provided:FORM TO REQUEST AN ASSISTANCE ANIMALWe are committed to granting reasonable accommodations when necessary to afford persons with disabilities the equal opportunity to use and enjoy our rental properties.Under the Fair Housing Act, a person with a disability is defined as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

I expect I'll accrue a bunch of tax losses which I can start taking (using the $25k rule) once I start renting the property for a full calendar year.Now for my actual tax questions:Will I regret doing the repairs before actually getting a renter, i.e. should I post it on Craigslist before I start paying for these repairs so it doesn't get classed as start-up expenses? 

If I were you, I would forget about the 1031 exchange, sell it one by one at top dollars, pay the taxes, so my time to look for an apartment building is not limited.

But sometimes I am limited in what I can do in a flip due to constrained budgets or unexpected expenses that we didn't catch when we originally bought the house.3)Our first 6 flips that we did as soon as the 1st showing happened we were made a offer.

If it's only a partial reno you may be limited to where or how you can work to minimize the mess and this can slow the work down as well.Personally I prefer to do my demo's on Tues.

The reason is that, with limited capital, you have to choose where to dive in carefully.  

I held on for a cash flow loss for 18 months and sold for the equity play.

Depending on what city you are moving to; $500k may still be within FNMA/FHMLC High balance loan limit.

Even then tho I can see it's still cutting it close to break even or loss for the year depending on major fixes. $33,000 minus $29,000 = is only $4000  and that's not considering garbage or water which I will pay until their lease is up.

Talk to a recommended lender who is familiar with investments to get your loan limit.