Some people with cash to throw around don't look so diligently and run into cash flow issues.3: Life style: We decided to downscale our lifestyle and even do away with our cars for a short while.

Wish I had more luck with the manager companies.I just don't want to keep using cash to fix- cover any issues that come up now.  

@Wes Glass nothing you can do unless pet causes issues for other tenants.

I think the expected maintenance issues (plumbing, HVAC, and the like) really ate into cash flow that I developed over time and has kept me at a plateau-like position.

Who was the Form 1098 issued to?  

There are often homestead exemptions and other regulatory issues that could cause issues with your loan, even if it were business purpose.

Would there be any issue having each of them on individual leases?

How do we set the LLC up to make sure it's not going to be considered when looking at bankruptcy issues.5.

The house is liveable and the settlement is more of a cosmetic issue rather than a safety one (for now at least).

I’m an amateur and reading through threads, answers are very technical.