You live in one room, rent out the others, and pay your expenses with the income.

Please contact us if you can help this family recover their life savings. 

Next steps include analyzing deals, connecting locally, and studying financing options.Good luck!

Subchapter K is an entire area of the tax code. 

You can also check out local Facebook pages in the markets you are looking in.

Given the fact that if  there is a gain a future year the prior year loss can offset it, it seems that one would want to file the loss so they can offset that gain.

The rules for evictions are the same in the city I rent in. 

The insurance company will send you copy of the tenant declaration page proving coverage, and they will notify you if the tenant ever cancels the policy or allows it to lapse.HOW TO SHARE UTILITIES 101You have a property with two or more units and the utility meters are shared.

Quote from @Karolina Powell: I have a side by side duplex built in the late 1800s and the tenant is constantly complaining about the noise from next door. 

Sell the properties.You mentioned having difficulty managing the properties as is.