You may consider terminating the lease depending on how much time remains, your skills, the legal system, and other factors.Based on what you've said, I am concerned there's someone else occupying the home or something else is going on.

I think everyone who has been affected must come together and find a legal solution.

Most are fine with that, but a few will have problems with it and claim there are legal issues, etc..

Do not rely on it for legal advice.

I am exploring "office hacking" but i don't know if there are any legal or zoning issues with something like that. 

After looking into it more, I'm concerned about potential tax implications and legal issues, such as piercing the corporate veil.

There is some room for creativity here, but it takes careful planning and execution, and there is only so far you can push it before crossing the line from aggressive but legal to reckless and punishable.GROUP 2: Legitimate tax strategies, just not for the EOY to-do listForm an S-corporation.

We thought about hiring a lawyer but the legal fees were expected to be in the range of $10k to $15k and would have taken months (if not years).

It will also require extensive networking to raise funds from other, legally, to buy at scale.Recommend your plan be more realistic with a goal of 10 years for your real estate to be generating enough cash to live off - and even that may be a bit optimistic.How to grow?

Any idea how much legal help would cost?