If a piece of property acquired in a 1031 exchange requires repairs at the time of purchase, can 1031 funds be used for these repairs if the work is done within the 180 day window? I know that repairs could be done by the seller and added to the cost basis of the property, but I am purchasing “as is” homes where the seller is unwilling to do this. In the case of major repairs such as plumbing or HVAC, it would be nice if I could meet these costs from the 1031 pool instead of liquidating 1031 funds, and then having to amortize the cost of the repairs.

I am interested in buying a home that I really like but I need to use standard FHA funds because of the amount of program grants and whatnot I will get using this program vs the 203 programs.
The fridge is broken and that would fail the inspection but I would hate to miss out because of such a cheap fix is there any way that I can put the necessary appliance in the home?

one, two, or three story doesn’t matter. I’m just looking for a precentage range.