Or you can acquire the quit claim and tell the lender that if he doesn't work with you, then you'll be forced to declare bankruptcy and lock up the property in court proceedings for a year or two. 

You can't evict for non-payment of rent or declare abandonment at this juncture.

I'm thinking the owner is declaring bankruptcy to try and keep the house. 

But then I went to Quicken Loans and they said this would not be a problem as long as my overseas income was declared to the IRS and I could present the 2555EZ Form for verification.

Definitely declare only current land value when you own it, not highest and best or future use/value. 

If you own a property and it is a legal primary residence, as far as I am aware, you only need to declare it as a rental property when you get a new mortgage whilst it is being rented out.

I repossess and changed locks and then moved his stuff to storage unit The question is abandonment and Texas law allows a landlord to declare a property abandon and take possession.

The HOA may make you sign a declaration that you have no intent of residing in the community. 

Fred bought a car, you tried applying for 4 mortgages at once with different lenders, and Sally next week is going to declare bankruptcy "because I got preapproved so I don't need my credit any more," and the week after that Jack is going to start pointing out property condition issues to the appraiser. 

This is definitely one of the struggles of owning in California.Many of you know that as of January 1, 2019, it is illegal to raise rents above 10% when the Governor or President of the United States declare a State of Emergency in California, which extends for 30 days after that declaration.