If you're looking at 5+ units, you want to compare across cap rates (NOI / purchase price) and opportunities to add value, increase rents, and decrease expenses. 

This allowed us to give BETTER pricing to our investors, as our hold times decreased. 

B) you need to decrease the basis of the property by the insurance proceeds, and loss you claimed. ( combined this equals replacement cost) .Second step is related to the basis-adjustment  of the property: A) As for repairs, for the repairs that have been done so far, you can add that to the basis of the property and start depreciating it. 

We currently rent out our home in Mascoutah, IL after I accepted a temporary position overseas, but didn't have the knowledge that I do now and it definitely doesn't cash-flow.

It decreases after each year but the point of a USDA loan is to live in it as your primary residence.

As I am sure you know the treatment of Quit Claim is trending away from the "No Problem " +-5yrs ago to now "at least a temporary problem"   So who knows where it will be in the future.

I would say if you found a property that had the size and similar amenities of where you currently live you(or at least not a substantial decrease), there would be little issue.

It just needs to be understood that doing anything other than ignoring the cancer & anything going on in the tenant's life will decrease the profitability of the business.

You also need to remember that even though you get the 'temporary' benefit of depreciation, you will have to pay that back, at a 25% rate, some day unless you do indeed pass on to heirs down the road. 

I live in a fairly expensive area and my all in budget on a month to month basis is around 2000 a month.The quickest way to increase your savings is to increase your pay and decrease your spending.