It is ordinary and necessary for real estate investors to notice wear and tear from year to year and claim "depreciation" on their properties.The rule that your accountant is referencing to is the "real estate professional status" which allows you net losses from your rental activities with your other income if your adjusted gross income is above $150,000.

Regardless, from ANY landlord's position there is virtually no difference between "staying over" and "living there" except when it comes to legal tenancy status, which does not apply at all here because it appears this is an illegal unit. 

Using handwritten solicitation letters might help you.Keeping up with people that give weekly webinars like Paperless Agents talk alot about real estate marketing and how important it is to have knowledge, using professional-looking pictures and video, and popular Social Media advertising. 

Even though I’m not at the OP’s status, I am basically following his footsteps because I am trying to accomplish the same thing while being in the same city.

My wife and I recently setup a trust (based on my social security number), and would like buy the replacement properties and keep them in the trust.   

This most definitely has had a negative impact on my social, emotional, and marital life.

I went back to see that now the property is in an Active status, so what can I do now see called and now wants to get rid of it?

If it's only a year lease perhaps the least painful thing is to let her stay through her lease and then give her notice 60 days before the end of it that you have other plans for the property.RE marital status, FWIW, I sometimes misspeak and call my ex "my husband" 8 years after our divorce.

They are doing a great job in email and social media marketing for us.

How many more social media companies can we live without?