But most importantly, they do not need to be paid back.Funding Sources:Local Government/MunicipalitiesState GovernmentPrivate FoundationsFederal GovernmentFamily OfficesCorporationsWhen applying for a grant, ensure you have an understanding of the details such as eligibility, your project readiness, the purpose, funding amount, areas of funding, limitations and deadlines for the application.The prime candidates for a grant are 1) those developing a real estate project or physical space, 2) scaled non-profits and 3) certified non-minority owned businesses.Ensure you are able to provide the following documents before applying for the grant:Show site control through documentationA project description or business planConceptual drawings or renderings of the physical spaceProfessionally prepared budgets for the company and projectWhat does the grant application process look like?

If you do not know how to control money well, adding more to your bank account will only create new problems.

(2) Does anyone have any best practices or tips on dealing with rental properties and tenants that have been impacted by a natural disaster?

Anyone reading this thread should make it a point to read your state's real estate contract practice book or at minimum pull a list of all C.A.R. forms from the internet and read the title of each form and pick a few to read line by line to begin understanding the contract language. 

You would have to create an HOA to manage the common area and keep control of that or create a self-managing HOA for the four owners to manage together.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

Practice with real listings in Indianapolis and focus on market knowledge.

Could also rent it out, controlled by an agreed upon third party that distributes equal pay to each party, and hopefully could also pay the mortgage out of rental proceeds so neither of you are on the hook.

Giving someone control over who gets into my property while maintaining responsibility of kicking people out seems a bit risky.

If direct bookings are an important part of your business strategy, it might be worth exploring other platforms or reaching out to VRBO for further clarification on their monitoring practices and commission policies.Hope this helps!