How will you collect rent when the building's mechanicals are stolen again?

We have a clause in our lease that plumbing clogs not caused by mechanical/material defects in the plumbing will be charged to the tenant, and if your lease doesn't have similar I would recommend such a clause.

He can just put a mechanic's lien on your property and he will get paid when you sell.

New drywall, mechanicals, windows, electrical, roof, siding- essentially new from foundation up. 

Cash flow is mainly a mechanism of leverage in the deal.

This will allow the team to develop and review project processes and management strategies to move forward with more challenging, yet rewarding, properties.I come from a very process-oriented background (Mechanical Engineering), and my goal is to learn and develop each step of the process, from start to finish, to continuously improve the team and ROI of each project. 

Do you have a a significant budget to get plumbing, electrical, mechanical, etc to the building? 

We have a lease clause that plumbing issues caused by the tenant that are not the result of a mechanical or material defect in the plumbing material are billed to the tenant.

There are 1920-1930 vintage properties  with recently updated mechanicals and a new roof and there are the same vintage properties that need work. 

So your escrow closer is your best go to for that.But the mechanics of the 1031 will be identical in all states.