sounds like AG trying to root out sub prime loans ..  

Tell the tenants to use about a third as much soap as they used to.

The employees who are permanently able to WFH may or may not move - there are a lot of factors (are they single or do they have a family, do they have roots in the city they are currently in, or do they want to move close to family elsewhere/go elsewhere for the excitement of it). 

Hard to do on 100% financingBig sneaky expenses that sometimes get overlooked are cast iron pipe sewer repair/root damage and older windows.

I'm a Process Engineer by experience, did many years in an automotive supplier plant, so I like to think I have the eye and mind for breaking things down, finding the root of the issues, and building systems, so anytime you want to talk shop, or just shoot the bull I'm always down!  

Right now the thought of house hacking would only apply to the NYC area since our jobs are rooted here.

I'd say don't treat the symptom, find the root cause and work from that depth first; you might be thinking motivation is the issue...I think its a manifestation of a deeper matters, I'm not a doctor or anything, purely my two cents.

While I would never root for anyone to lose their property or net worth, @Jeff Copeland is correct that it is a cycle.

Having had one done recently with a camera inspection on the main line, the inspecting plumber noted that the pipe had tree roots on several parts of the mainline.

Purchase: $115,500 including closing costsARV comps recently sold (2020): $170-$190KRent:$1100-1200Cosmetic Rehab: $18,000Repairs: $12-15K Because this is sold as-is and is an old property, there are repairs that need to be done such as foundation bracing, sewer clean out (inspector couldn’t get passed tree root build up), load bearing beam replacements in basement, electric panel replacement, gutter/fascia replacement, And a new water heater.