This is a mechanism used to make sure general partners are aligned with the limited partners, but are not a good indicator of your true return, so I wouldn't put too much weight on this.

Some mechanics have a $40,000 toolbox full of all sorts of high and low tech stuffSome have a hammer and duct tape in a shopping bag.It's not always the right tool, but sometimes you may need to pull that one out.

Your wife is a US citizen and I assume you're classified as non-resident alien.Really this post is great to educate you on the mechanics of calculating taxable income for a rental property but it's focusing on the minutiae a little bit considering your personal situation.High level thoughts:-Does your wife have an FBAR and/or 8938 obligation? 

Mortgage liens will all go away as well as mechanic liens.

I’m an auto-pay, no BS tenant myself. 

I have mentioned this many times before but what do you think would happen to the auto industry if all vehicles had to be paid for in cash like many foreign countries.. that's why there are so few cars in many of those countries.. and what would happen to private aviation where light aircraft enjoy 90% financing for 20 years at 4 to 6% interest and there are tax benefits but they start at 400 k  and light jets that start at 3 million or light turbo props at 2 million.. yet hundreds of these are sold each year .. all because of credit.and just like commercial airliners many are leased and those leasing companies are buy 50 million dollar or 100 million dollar planes with credit not cash then leasing them to the airline.s   bottom line credit freeze's we see what happened. 

Select a strategy to concentrate, learn it inside and out and stick to it until it is working on auto-pilot.

I also figure repairs to bigger assets would be much more complicated such as the mechanicals.

(auto, homeowners, boat and in some instances rental properties owned and managed in your own name. 

He found more rotten beams, mechanical issues with the heating, the pipes to the water heater was hazardous and can cause leaks.