Its good to start and build up some capital but if you are going to be doing this full time you will want to develop relationships with contractors/electricians/plumbers.I usually do the big stuff my self electric/plumbing/hvac and leave the labor intensive stuff to others carpentry/drywall.  

I think it's on the cutting edge and maybe you command slightly higher rents because the tenants appreciate that concept.Sorry to hear your unit developed a leak, but that's a great idea on how to monitor usage and catch a leak!

With only 45 days to identify the next prospects, do most people already have these lined up prior to their 1031 sale?  

not really because the brain isn't fully developed until around 21, some take a bit longer, just a fact! 

You should admit to her that what you are offering is much the same as if you were a developer yourself, but you are giving her the time necessary to conclude her own desired moving arrangements.

From the sound of things so far you've got a good candidate for the next burning man festival (ha ha) - beyond that, development options are going got be sparse.

Anti development, anti property owners, anti tech, anti Google buses* protests left and right.

We developed a friendship, and though I was still going through the legal issues surrounding my divorce at the time, I became aware that their children had little interest in the property, and I expressed interest in one day purchasing the property from them should they like to sell in the future. 

If you can buy up over time the lots around it and accumulate land then you might have a development play down the road when things build up around the area.

I was becoming mildly successful again, but I was not happy with dealing with the stresses of dummy business owners and guns put in my face for having to fire their employees due to excess staffing, so I quit my business and focused on teaching what I love which is video game development at a high school and college.