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I have renewed the financing with the mortgagee on several occasions because I was always early on my payments and never missed one.

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How logical is it to think that I can pay for repairs with rent.Is there something I'm missing?

Is there anything I'm missing?

There are items missing and damages to replace the front door, amongst other things like blood in the hardwood floors, etc. - should I file a claim?

They've been upgrading units as they've become vacant, which has reduced the monthly cash flow temporarily with expectations for greater cash flow in the future.The partners are all retired so they are starting to miss the normal amount of income.  

 Our local REIA organizer says not to bother with short sales because the bank gets paid for the first three missed payments (due to insurance) and after that they get paid all the rest of what is owed them.

During the rehab, we encountered… a break-in that removed old radiators (fortunately, we were planning to remove them anyhow); a complete failure of the relatively new boiler; a complete failure of the A/C system; rotten floor joists in an existing addition; missing ceiling joists in an existing addition (only 4 joists over a 20’ span); a rotten subroof covered up by 5-10 year old shingles; and more.

I missed that part....