It's very tough decision for me.- If I should cut loss.

., rural quadplex STR) and no direct lender can do the deal, then it makes sense to reach out to a broker and cut them their fee, as they can help you navigate the market more easily to find funding for your deal.  

DSCR would be the easiest route and then you can rent all the units instead of living in 1 and cutting your cash flow to 2 versus 3. 

Since then I believe his cut of monthly owners draws have roughly been $2000 on a bad month and over $3000 on a good month.

Maybe offer them a cut of the equity or just structure it like a loan. 4.

This cuts down on the back-and-forth driving, which can eat up a lot of time.

Finding a good partner/mentor can help you a lot by cutting your learning curve tremendously.

I was wrong.Not everyone is cut out for managing their own rentals.

If it's still raining outside, if you can get the carpets in a garage and under industrial drying fans, you may still be able to get them dry.6) if the water soaked any drywall, you'll need to cut that drywall out and throw it out.7) rent a bunch of industrial drying fans from home depot/lowes (they are specifically designed to dry up houses that were flooded, and soaked carpet.

It's a lot more fun to work at a place that is profitable, vs someplace that is always making cuts and struggling.