They just expect it to support their lifestyle once they stop working along with some tax deductions. 

Even if they were already late on payments they could stop making payments and get the loan paid off that way. 

I remember reading this article when longtime pillar of the BP community, Brandon Hall wrote it a few years ago. I'll let the article speak for itself, but if I were to distill it down to a sentence: When it comes to ...

Folks stop making it more difficult than it needs to be, buy right, Reno right, rent right, exactly how you would with any tenant. 

However, you don't stop living because of the risks, you live one day at a time.

The AirBNB market here is over saturated so they are working that space between LTR and overnights but without the AirBNB baggage.Creative.

As an entrepreneur, especially during the startup phase, the goal is to minimize expenses and put most of your money into real estate deals.Don’t let the absence of a CPA stop you from moving forward.

Ask your attorney about the laws in your state but hopefully this ridiculous emotional support pet scamming (IMO) will be put to a stop. 

For instance, I've had tenants drive up the electric bill during the winter because they left HVAC window units in, which then meant the heaters were running non-stop.

Stop.