Take the toilet out without damaging it, put a sanitary cover over waste hole, put toilet on shower floor.

With the situation you're going through, your first thought was likely "I'll raise the rents to cover this." 

New pictures, updated amenities etc can help raise your rankings.

My business partner provided the upfront cash for the down payment, and we used hard money to cover the remainder and the rehab costs.

Getting into the house and house hacking at the very least (when done correctly) puts you in a better position to save more aggressively especially if your entire housing payment is covered.

@Robert Quiroz, I know this is fairly well covered at this point, but I align with Robert...  

can you share a picture of this out of curiosity. 

I think #2 covers 90% of the work, BUT there are people whose debts are out of line with their income.

The part of the home you live in can be covered under an HO3 (homeowner’s) policy, but the rented unit needs to be covered by a landlord or dwelling policy like a DP1 or DP2.

If their policy ever lapses or is canceled, they are automatically enrolled in my master policy and covered.