They get no benefits.

Have a talk and adjust what you say and do from what happens during that conversation.

They are providing him with assistance getting his VA and disability benefits and most importantly are keeping him in his home via a grant program for veterans. 

I've still found craigslist to be good Clint, but you have to ask questions in your ad,  just like a rental ad. 

Interesting in my 30 plus years of HML lending I have never made a loan subject to a judgement.. you as lender would be put into second position and the Judgement holder could if they wanted to do a sherrifs sale and wipe you out.. the real benefit to me is landlords pulling credit..just my experience and who I write my escrow instructions..  

The irs can say you are getting a benefit and this it is prohibited.

It also has numerous benefits like low CapEx and Repairs.

At your closing the current rent should be adjusted, the lease should be assigned and a notice should be prepared advising the tenant of the sale as well as where to send future payments.

Her job has her gone from home a lot of times either off shore or just out of town and when she is gone she will ask me if I can stop by the unit to check up on it or grab her packages or adjust her thermostat so the a/c is running like crazy. 

There is the positive cash flow while having a tax loss benefit too consider with this method, but if you 'buy and hold forever' (somewhat our plan also) there comes a point where with rising rents and declining interest payments when that tax loss benefit goes away.