The elderly you hear die are often in nursing homes or alone at home where no one give a crap about them and they cant take care of themselves....yes it happens...but if you are physically capable of taking some action, the risks are very very tinyI would treat it the same way I would treat it for my own family...... not paying big $$ to fix it as an emergency...... fans, portable AC units, going to the mall or the movies or somewhere cooler for the day....suck it up....life will go on while I get it taken care of as promptly as possible...urgent....but not an emergency in 99.9999% of cases.The portable AC units are the best solution...... will do a decent job while you get the solution to the bigger problem figured out.

to quote my favorite movie white man cant jump:.."

Your non-real estate friends won't understand, so my best advice is to casually talk about it, but quickly change the conversation back to regular items, seen any movies lately, how are the kids, etc.   

Situations that I have stepped into that make life interesting are meth-ed hoarders, crack heads, gangs, porn production, prostitution ring, rats, raccoons, bad remodeling, half finished construction jobs, fire (but not brimstone), flood, heirs that were in prison...good grief..just a whole bunch of trouble. 

Originally posted by @James Wise:bring back the goat The goat has seen 9-11% appreciation,  6-7% rent increases,  0% vacancy, & 35-40% expenses and documented her experience in a recently released movie, Gone Goat.

just think about how many movie stars change their names ???

They really don't give you any anonymity unless you're having an attorney do everything for you with them as the contact and they then provide the shield.I think too many people think of LLCs like they see in movies. 

But I digress.This thread reads like a story that evokes the memory of that movie title "He's Just Not That Into You." 

Have you tried slightly lowering your rates to try and get some more bookings in, or have you recently gotten a bad review or two in a row, these are things that could possibly impact how much you are getting booked.I also could recommend that you get something that would make your listing stand out, such as a revamp of your furnishing and design, hot tub/pool, game room/ movie room, pool tables etc.Hope this helps you out, let me know if you have any more questionsBest of luck, Mike

We've all seen the movies - "Ignorance of the law is no excuse", but the 'bad guy' here is clearly this squatter IMHO.....