It just shifts debt from one to the other.Don't get too extreme in your attempts to save tax just to save tax. 

Litigation is a matter of last resort, but there has been no attempt to discuss the effects of these orders nor any attempt to open a dialogue with landlords.

A lot of hard money  lenders market terms in attempt to capture leads.

Many others we attempted to negotiate fell through & we didn't pursue them.

Then attempting to house hack into another multi family to get access to the FHA low down payment benefit again?

It seems like attempting to make contact with the owners during preforeclosure may be the best way to save the largest amount of money, is this correct?

JD is an electrician by trade, along with many other talents; I'm the painter, tiler and a few other tricks so this is our attempt to volunteer some of our free time.

I think, after all of this solid advice, I am going to move forward with attempting to split electric and water. 

I house hacked 1 property in Guttenberg (two blocks in between West New York and North Bergen off of Blvd East) and have attempted to do it with a second one.

It is a B- or C neighborhood and building.Ask price is $159,900.Been listed for 2 years.I will be attempting 100% no recourse financing or 96.5% through a HUD program, or FHA, USDA, etc.I would appreciate advice regarding my offer and strategy.