The 1031 and intermediary must be in place prior to the closing of your sale.I've assisted hundreds of accredited investors in 1031 Exchange, and developing their own "hands-off" diversified portfolio of institutional real estate.Can read more on my blog here on BPhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/... 

I would love some insight and assistance from the BiggerPockets members to verify that my numbers are accurate and that I am not making a mistake in the calculations.

"  :)  If housing assistance, such as Section 8 is designed to help tenants, why not give them the funds directly?

I would ask the sellers for financial assistance for this repair, however, it appears that the sellers rejected the buyers that came before me because the previous buyers requested $6,000 for repairs.

Any assistance in context of approach and direction would be appreciated.

The other tenant did fill out the rental relief assistance form (that was about 6 months ago) but we haven’t seen any money come from the state. 

If you can get a 4 unit and a basement, that would be ideal and create major cash flow and equity creation, plus you can not worry about a property manager and boost your yield.Best to scale your equity as much as possible. 

states that for all evictions, except “nuisance” evictions, the tenant can claim as a defense that they have applied for rental assistance.

Also, private lenders may assist as well.

Recently purchased a SFR but now I'm seeing some moisture issues around some windows. Bubbling of paint and drops along the windowsill.Is this something I can seal or do I need to replace windows? Pictures of describe...