Eventually we just decided on remodeling the bathroom where the original pipe damage was and leaving everything else be. 

You see this kind of rhetoric all over BiggerPockets, mostly from people who don’t know what success actually looks like.Instead, do this:Figure out what it takes to become successful, and then use what you’ve got to get what it takes to achieve success.So, here’s where you are now.Reverse-engineer success, then use what you have, say $5,000, to get what it takes—a high-converting, credible website, ranked #1 on Google, plus a dedicated marketing budget (e.g., Facebook ads) to close just ONE deal.A high-converting website costs around $100/month, and Facebook ads will run you about $2,500–$3,000/month.

You can achieve this by regularly checking the Search Terms report, routinely searching for your brand on Google, and pulling the actual keywords that are converted in your CRM.

Even the best agent has a slim chance of converting even one of these leads to a paycheck.

It requires less money for a down payment and you can easily convert it to a rental in a short period of time. 

A tenant that does handyman will will eventually want to be reimbursed down the road, usually with rent credits. 

Since they would eventually pay the taxes on the money (assuming I am correct), I doubt this would rise to the level of a crime per se.

Added a bedroom, converted half shower to full shower, etc.

They took a closer look at my case and eventually helped me get back in.

My husband and I actually purchased our first sober living home as a house hack - we lived in the basement for the first 6 months and eventually moved out into a rental so we could rent our rooms/get our sanity back :) Hope that helps!!!!