Maybe BiggerPockets is hiding my posts :) This is definitely an oddity scenario that will test the health of your reserves.

I'm still learning as much as possible but I'm in school full time so it's been a slow(er) roll with a lot of my time going towards studying.A quick rundown of my wife and I's situation and then on to my question.

Stress test your portfolio looking at ROE (return on equity).

I can't think of a thesis that passes the nationwide test due to supply and demand.

Once you get comfortable with that, you can move on to the next one which might be a little different, but much easier now that the ball is rolling. 

Then the individual properties roll up under "Net rental real estate income (loss)".Hopefully some additional users will reply as to how they deduct the shared expenses.

Testing on humans to begin soon.   

Eventually, when the cash flow from the rental properties is enough to replace my day job, I'd like to transition to managing my properties as my primary job.I'm trying to test the waters to see if this makes sense from a business/tax perspective. 

Another issue we having is the grounding of every outlet & when the Bldg Inspector came through our 6-unit he tested random outlets & we passed (after rehabbing for 24 months).

With rates less than half that, it's silly to continue using the same test.