Yesterday I did a Cash for Keys exchange, changed the locks, and took possession.Walking through the house, I’m trying to decide what to do with it.  

Although we had e-mail exchanges about his situation (he said he is trying and that he has some kind of job working from home), I have not officially sent him a 10-day notice but I am considering doing it this week.

If seller is in town then you can meet at tax collector office to do the exchange.

I believe they should do a 1031 exchange into a truly passive investment with monthly income.

You may not need to do a 1031 exchange.

As recently as Mar 23 I have a text exchange that goes something like this:Me after receiving update on her moving progress:  Ok will consider April as the last month as discussedTo which she responds: ok (then some more updates on moving)Then she's gone end of March, less than 30 days even, and I'm left with an empty unit for April.So if the new month comes before the 30 day period is up, does she legally owe all of April rent or only as much of April until that 30 day mark it hit?

Just looking to grow my network and exchange ideas / experiences. 

I have found a few run-down vacant homes; the owners owe a few years in taxes. could i offer to pay the taxes for them in exchange of the house?

A syndication group that we worked with on another deal (much simpler deal) has proposed to invest roughly $300,000 into the deal for the entitlement fees (and them handling all of the leg work) in exchange for a percentage of my grant deed.

Learn one thing, then move on to the next item.Because there are some things you don't have to learn, you only need money to pay someone who already knows it such as an attorney, or a CPA or a 1031 exchange specialist, etc...Good Luck!