The worst that’s ever happened is getting stuck with an excessive water bill.

The excess production gets placed on the grid, benefiting your utility (basically you become a free energy producer for them).

You are required to calculate depreciation.If your net rental income is negative and your income is above $150,000 and the property is classified as passive, the excess loss will be carried forward to the following tax year.

Are there any other solutions to removing the exemption without being forced into excessive development of the ground?

If you can throw some of the excess income from the high season months at paying down your balances and lowering your credit usage you will very likely raise your credit score.  3) With a higher credit score and lower balance you could probably consolidate the credit card debt into a lower interest personal loan.  4) You need to analyze your listing and your pricing to make sure that you get more off season bookings. 

., tax lien) is sold at auction, are charged 18% per annum.197.432    Sale of tax certificates for unpaid taxes.(6) Each certificate shall be awarded to the person who will pay the taxes, interest, costs, and charges and will demand the lowest rate of interest, not in excess of the maximum rate of interest allowed by this chapter. [...]Translation: Florida is a bid-down interest rate state. 

Only having 20% equity in a property leaves your excess cash where you want in and not tied up in that particular asset. 

All three houses cashflow and she is not interested in selling at all as this is her retirement plan and main source of income, however due to excess cc debt, a high DTI, low credit score and lack of financing options, she is extremely cash poor. she is at the point where she could and I think should declare bankruptcy on those cc's, and move the houses out of her name. in order to get financing, all houses need to be in LLCs, which they aren't.in order to kill a couple birds with one stone, my mind goes straight to 1.

The last condo I had was in Bozeman MT and swore I would never do that again, but I’ve learned from that experience and my appetite has changed. 

Supreme Court unanimously held that a county's retention of the excess value of a home in a tax sale violated the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.