There sailors who've never crossed a lake more or less and ocean, buy any old boat assuming it's great simply because it's at the marina, ignoring the sails made of cheese cloth.....     

This allows the seller to defer capital gains taxes by spreading out the recognition of taxable income over a period of years, rather than recognizing it all in the year of sale”the way either works “in the place of” a 1031 is simply is simply to spread the recognition of the capital gains over several years to keep you out of higher tax brackets.    . 

If anybody would be willing to help, either by simply offering a sentence or advice or mentoring me, I would greatly appreciate it, and have no doubt that I could bring value to you.

The money guy is simply going to buy their own house, hire a PM, if (s)he doesn’t self manage, and keep all the profit.Your best bet is to go to the bank and get the reno money.

F your buyer is an experienced investor then you simply may not be needed.However you could also use your sales skills to show they buyer how much you can help him. 

Without knowing the details of the contract and the timing of notices we have no idea if you were taken advantage of or you simply made some bad choices.

They are presenting it as mandatory, when a tenant can simply have renters insurance that they get on their own at a much lower price.

Entire major cities *poof* gone, like the hand of God descended and just left piles of bricks. 

That is simply how business goes, especially in turbulent real estate and economic cycles.

Assuming you can simply walk, you can choose to walk to give you more negotiating time.