Readers should seek professional advice.

Leverage will be reduced from the max available, reserve requirements increased and, typically, you would be required to use a professional property manager.

This can create deprecation needed to offset these gains, and we don't need to qualify for real estate professional to take advantage of it in this case here. 

It sounds like you’re handling things well by setting up systems early.For this tenant, a calm and professional response is best to maintain a good relationship while reinforcing your policies.

Readers should seek professional advice.

While living with tenants can pose challenges like privacy concerns and tenant relations, clear boundaries, professional management, and proper tenant screening will help you succeed.

That said, I do this with a a few investors on rentals since I'm a Realtor and Property Manager where I am boots on the ground for purchase, rehab and lease-up, however we had a strong professional experience/life together before partnering.Lending will also be a consideration as most lenders are hesitant to lend to non-citizens given the foreclosure challenges it can pose.

I learned how to maintain a home, work with real estate professionals, contractors, interview prospects, etc.

My husband and I are licensed financial professionals and we love to educate on IULʻs or different types of policies that can assist in situations such as these! 

Here are a few of my professional goals for the future: *Growing the GSP REI investor family and fund offerings, while growing our workforce and affordable housing portfolio and expanding our business into different real estate verticals (ask me about our 100 unit affordable housing apartment development project).