The ply wood was thrown down temporarily to provide some traction for trucks and a walking path

There is no family emergency that would prevent a individual from getting away temporarily to have a meal for themselves or attend to their other responsibilities.

But because we don’t depend on our real estate investing income for survival, if there is a market correction that causes a decrease in home values more than 20% and rents to drop 15-20% also, then our cash flow may temporarily go down to zero.

Hi Everyone,We have a SFH in the Wny (Buffalo) area that the owner is possible willing to hold the mortgage temporarily (6-12) months.

These take the form of rods or pipes driven into the ground permanently or sticks placed temporarily. 

If they're plastic, it'll work for a while, but PVC and ABS are hard to get paint to stick to on a long-term basis.If there's a satellite dish on the roof, you may have to disconnect it temporarily while roofing. 

I don't know if that would have been grandfathered, but it's dangerous so I change it for copper (short story: copper and aluminum expand/contact differently and over time their connections can weaken and result in a fire) The house I bought from 2001 was pure copper. 

I am wondering if this can be repaired (even temporarily for a few years) or does it need to be replaced?

You try to avoid  evicting tenants  who may temporarily be in difficulty, because replacing them is expensive and expensive is bad for business. 

There are two exceptions: Nonqualified use does not include any period of such use that occurs :(1) any time during the five-year period ending on the date of sale that occurs after the last day of use as a principal residence, or [ Meaning, of last  5 years, if you  rented a property of last 3 years does not trigger non qualified use, but in the last 5 years, if you first rent for 3 years and then move in for two years as a primary residence, 2/ 5 years is non qualified.](2) any time (up to two years) that the taxpayer is temporarily absent due to change in place of employment, health, or unforeseen circumstances.