Those deals are usually pretty slim as far as I've seen.

That is slim profits and you better do excellent estimates of rehabs or you will loose for sure.

Sure, the chances of something like this happening are fairly slim, BUT in the small chance something did happen, I bet you would be glad you had put yourself in the best possible position to take the situation on.

Slim chance of finding one but very possible. 

Remember they take 30-40% of your gross rent, not just the profits.3) While using it 1-2 weeks isn't a ton, I'm assuming you'll be using it during the winter, which is taking 1-2 weeks off of the time of year where you'd be making all your real money on already slim (or negative) margins.I'd be interested to hear from some folks that have specific experience in the area but it seems like an uphill battle.

From my understanding, it's slim pickings.

Is it slim?

The odds that by going against them to benefit a tenant, especially in times of solving for vacancy, are slim that it works okay without major difficulty.

So this is a slim-chance proposal to limit interest deductions on primary homes with mortgage balances over $500,000.  

I'm in Madison, WI with pretty high property taxes (around 2% of the value/purchase price) and also think the quick ballpark 45-50% expense ratio is pretty close for operating expenses including reserves, assumed management, taxes, maintenance...At this time with higher interest rates, and continued upward prices, cash flow is pretty slim.