Even if she was to sale or gift the house before she went into the home. 

But coming close to break even, especially when using Interest only debt(HELOC), I'd say probably not a good idea.  

I am still a bit leery about Safeguard's relationship with this particular borrower and even the closing agent.

Hell, even Motel 6 has a couple of junk pictures screwed to the wall.

The issue with section 179 expense is that you normally have to operate at positive income.Under most circumstances, bonus depreciation is better since you can take bonus depreciation even if you operate at negative income. 

Hi Eric....STR can be tough in DFW area, but some people still doing well, while many are bailing, seeing if they can turn them to MTR or even LTR. 

Other things to consider:HOA RESTRICTIONS: If your property is part of a homeowners’ association (HOA), check their rules, as they may prohibit or restrict ADUs even if city zoning allows them.

Also consider all lenders will require to review your insurance when underwriting a loan and it's likely a violation of your existing loan documents to let the properties go uninsured even if they didn't require insurance escrows. 

However, even though they both have jobs now, they still do not pay the weekly rent that they promised to pay.

Unfortunately, I see a growing trend of a lot of service members renting their homes at break even rates or at losses.