E-mail says tenant has been admitted to a long-term treatment facility for substance abuse.  

Our tenants were having financial hardship toward the end, so the horses were probably not well nourished.  

It sounds to me that your tenant and his GF are either abusing substances, mentally ill, or both.Hire an attorney. 

One question I can't answer for myself and can't seem to find any real good substance is: Should I pay off a house prior to buying another house?

The issue is the economic substance of hiring your children.Children typically do jobs that are worth maybe $10/hr.

Be ready for environmental / fire inquiries such as whether fuels and lubricants will be stored on the property, disposal of such things, fire suppression systems, hazardous substance containment, welding torches and other flammable substances, etc.

Very hot and still has not cooled down of substance.

Income / expenses will be pro-rated based on how the agreement says.Allocation via Tenants in common agreement is not as flexible as a partnership agreement.Still, with a partnership agreement, there needs to be substance behind the allocation instead of 'just because'.The allocation has to mimic the flow of cash.

Every inch of you should look like you're making it in the world.The problem is that most agents actually mistake the trappings of prosperity for the substance.

Under the holding in Baehr Bros, it's not the transaction's form that dictates whether and how the realty transfer tax is due, but rather its substance.