There aren't many renters in the area, and while we all know many great renters that would give you the shirt off their backs, there is a negative stereotype about renters that exists.While there is nothing they can do legally, I like my neighbors, want to have a good relationship with them (they have my number, and would likely text me if the renters are causing havoc, for both their benefit and mine).Have any of you experienced this, or have any tips on how to "break" the news?

We live very cheap and reap all the benefits of owning an investment property. 

Talk to their insurance company adjuster before you do anything otherwise you might be on your own.

If its less then adjust your offer accordingly, and make sure your agent tells the listing agent that the offer price was adjusted on account of the low Buyers Agent Cooperation Commission split.

Then I adjust to a more accurate reserves requirement.  

@Felix L PerezIt is okay if you are not proficient in tax - you can easily hire a tax accountant to help you.I am not good at plumbing and I would never dare to try to fix my plumbing issues.If you are involved in a flip that you acquired the property in 2018 - there won't be any benefit that you can use to do on your 2017 return.Expenses that are ordinary and necessary are deductible.

The benefits I see from the FHA loan are the ability to refinance after 1 year to help acquire more properties, and not having to deal with the previous owner on an ongoing basis.

The tax impact is generally significantly smaller than the benefits of leverage and the resulting higher cash-on-cash return the IRA receives, but does introduce the filing complexity.The repayment terms would be those offered by the lender, not anything specific to the IRS rules. 

Once you have the inspection and everything is clear you can adjust accordingly.

Account ClosedIf you and your colleagues have a tenants in common agreement in place and you and your colleagues own the property in both of your names - you and your colleague should be entitled to report each person's share of income and expenses on your individual tax return instead of filing a form 1065.There are some benefits with this method such as not having to file a partnership return which can cost $$Furthermore - you don't have to wait for the partnership return to be completed before you can complete your individual return.The only possible downside is that you may have to calculate depreciation separately.$1600 a year for a partnership return - I hope that didn't wipe out all your cash-flow!