My insurance company says they exclude coverage for exotic animals and any dogs with a bite history.

Converting your single-family home into a rental property involves several considerations to protect yourself and ensure smooth operations: Establish an LLC:Liability Protection: Holding the rental property in an LLC can protect your personal assets from potential lawsuits related to the property.Tax Benefits: An LLC can offer tax advantages, such as pass-through taxation, where rental income is taxed at your individual income tax rate.Insurance:Landlord Insurance: Ensures coverage for property damage, liability claims, and loss of rental income.Umbrella Policy: Provides additional liability coverage beyond your landlord insurance, offering extra protection.Deductions:Mortgage Interest and Property Taxes: Continue to deduct these expenses.Depreciation: Depreciate the cost of the property over 27.5 years, excluding the land value.Maintenance and Repairs: Deduct costs related to maintaining the property.Property Management Fees: Deduct fees paid to the property manager.Filing Taxes:Schedule E: Report rental income and expenses on Schedule E of your tax return.Separate Accounts: Maintain separate bank accounts for rental income and expenses to simplify bookkeeping.Lease Agreement:Solid Lease Terms: Ensure your lease agreement is thorough, covering rent amount, due date, late fees, maintenance responsibilities, and eviction terms.Legal Review: Have the lease agreement reviewed by a real estate attorney to ensure compliance with local laws.Tenant Screening:Background Checks: Perform credit, criminal, and eviction history checks on prospective tenants.References: Contact previous landlords and employers for references.Property Management:Regular Inspections: Schedule regular property inspections to ensure it's being maintained properly.Maintenance Fund: Set aside a reserve fund for unexpected repairs and maintenance.Moving Out of State:Communication: Maintain open communication with your property manager.

At least from my experience if your purchasing a typically philly row (900-1200 sqft) for 100k with a resale around 250k a rough full gut budget is most likely going to fall somewhere around 80-110k excluding any structural issues, fire damage, etc.

Tenant also agrees to the following:-All drains, waste pipes, and plumbing are accepted as clear by Tenant at the time of occupancy, and any material blocking them after occupancy shall be repaired at Landlord’s cost, unless determined by repair person that such blockage occurred during the time Tenant controlled the Premises and due to some fault or negligence of Tenant, specifically excluding blockages caused by roots or backups from the street.

For most people high debt will eliminate a high credit score (wealthiest excluded).3) FICO takes into account credit obligations that were not satisfied (I.e. are in default).  4) the entire purpose of FICO is to use an algorithm to determine likelihood that the person will pay future debt obligations.5) a good FICO provides the potential stick used to collect moneys owed.  

So, understanding the seller's situation helped me literally jump on this deal and exclude any other potential buyers and to get a discount.

What are other, non-tax, consequences and risks of excluding one of the spouses from the legal ownership?

Or would this exclude "Sub to" since it is a different mechanism.

Even when you exclude the ones who are simply renting out their own spaces - second homes, pre-existing ADUs, spare bedrooms, or their RVs, the number of people that started with less than we have is likely still significant.

And if they don't hang up on you, and try to sell you a policy, make sure you read it and find the part where it excludes short term rentals.