To me, some common culprits that come to mind that an enterprising but not handy individual may attempt to claim is your responsibility would be issues with the dishwasher, garbage disposal, clogged toilets, shower water pressure, keys/locks & anything requiring a circuit breaker reset.I’ll echo that you shouldn’t have the utilities in your name, and for good measure state that internet/cable tv should also absolutely be in the other party’s name – this is one of the most common source of complaints by STR guests and you will not want to be contacted every time there is a Comcast outage.Good luck!

Using a more broad, flexible expense ratio like that aids in the process. 

I do not understand why some enterprising individual has not offered there services to landlords to strategically "remove" these tenants.There must be some morally flexable landlords that would be interested in paying less than 100K to get these people out.  

(Not assisted living or anyone requiring medical care that cannot be accommodated by home health aide) 

With a mechE degree you double your earning potential(granted you may have loans, but instead of saying I can’t go to school, think about how you can manage school and minimize the debt you get) Even if you get no aid(FAFSA), scholarships, etc, id still suggest working a part time job and cutting costs anywhere ya can, get through school and come out with that overpriced but important piece of paper.

I could go into great details on adverse possession/easemet but I fear my analysis/discussion would aid in your quest to acquire this property.

They contribute just enough in the employer plan to max out the employer match, and then defer some of the income they receive from flipping houses personally into their own Solo 401(k), thus reducing their tax exposure in that enterprise.  

Commercial lenders are facing the threat of new volume restrictions for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) now under conservatorship, with their fate potentially hanging in balance.

I'm just compiling a list of possible sources of aid to hand off to her and let her take it from there.

It's not clear to me if this is a commercial enterprise or he just uses the place as a hobby.