The contract promises to make payments to you over an agreed period of time.

Just show the arcades, and you can show pics of the rest of the room in later photos.Your first pic is important, and also the first 5 pics, because that is what shows on your landing page. 

The rest is up to you: be responsive and a good host. 

Think big picture.Consider all the benefits of the investment over an extended period of time and get started!

This prevents evictions for non-payment of rent or a lawsuit for collection of unpaid rent for an indefinite, unspecified period.

That could involve mediation or court, OR possibly if nobody takes an action you may simply be awarded the EMD back after a certain time period.

I could put a down payment for a conventional (20-25%) 550k duplex, but I feel it could hurt my chances of buying as many duplexes in a 5 year period (for example) if I go conventional VS an FHA at 3.5%. 

Run the calculations on the expense of doing a refi at a slightly reduced rate vs. keeping the current loan for whatever period of time you think you will hold this house.

Period, end of story. 

So the fire victims will require housing in the rebuild period.