Below is a link to the rent assistance program in Canton, Ohio; I would collect the current rent from the family and then provide them with this resource for help with future payments. 

Even if I am to not be taking home the lion's share of initial deals, I'd like to still be building some capital for future dealings.

I believe we will see an uptick in audits in the near future.

., not available for rent) cannot be deducted as current expenses but must be capitalized, adding them to the property's basis for future depreciation once it's placed in service.

I would say go for it if that is what you expect to incur in the future or you are still growing.

Stay tuned and work with their folks for details, should be some exiting things in the future.  

Plus, since they can cut and paint to size, shipping costs is less, and they stock way less material on hand.Imported treated pine lumber is astronomical since their pines trees were wiped out by the pine beetle and they also don't have a coating/impregnation process for the raw timber.

If in the future they try to buy a house, the lender may require it to be paid but that's a long shot. 

One thing most host don't do is stock the kitchen up well. 

Again, if this becomes an issue in the future for your other tenants, then I would consider not renewing their lease.