Her caretaker has decided to take over the property and is now an active squatter on the residence and has become quite the problem child in the neighborhood.

With inventory slightly decreasing in November, do you anticipate increased competition heading into the new year, or are higher mortgage rates keeping activity balanced?

Inventory has held steady at around 5-6 months for some time now, with roughly 4% more active listings on the market in the metro now compared to November last year.

I am kind of stuck on where I should lead him next, since he's busy with school and sports he doesn't have time for a job.

The gist of it is that when you dispose of your entire interest in a passive activity in a fully taxable (as opposed to a tax-deferred) transaction to a non-related party, i.e., selling a non-grouped rental property in a taxable sale to a non-related party, both current and suspended passive activity losses generated by that activity can be deducted. 

Landlords can also evict tenants for illegal activity with a seven-day notice.

I had thought about just doing LTR but maybe yeah I want to be more active in managing them myself, taking more risk, and go for the STR/MTR. 

If you qualify, you can use passive losses, like those from depreciation, to offset your active income.

My bookkeeping practice pays me active income, so my priority is equity.For debt loans, you will see 10-15% annualized, depending on your experience as an operator.

I have active leads with wholesalers and other agents, but quite frankly their deals are not good.