One two or three replacements that are of sufficient value that both he and you can go on title as tenants in common and the 1031 still be satisfied (if he sells for $300K then he needs to take title to 300K. 

We are taking everything into consideration before moving forward and Bigger Pockets so far has been EXTREMELY helpful. 

@Brian PloszayNo need to apologise your input is extremely helpful.

Or if there are, that they're satisfied at closing from the proceeds of the sale.Is there an appraisal? 

With extremely high property taxes, unfriendly landlord laws, and expensive housing, I think investing somewhere else makes sense.

Where you satisfied with the service?

Also, it may be worth asking your mortgage broker if you refinance your VA loan, do you have to satisfy another 12 month owner occupancy requirement?

One of my projects, I hired a contractor who handled almost everything after the plans were approved, and I have also done a few others where I was extremely hands on.

Unless you know a licensed contractor extremely well, have supplies already or decide to explore alternative methods for getting it done, my guess is your renovation expenses will be well north of 40k. 

Most lenders won’t do it and the ones that do will charge extremely high rates.