The house would have sold quickly there was no time to do anything g else.

Assets are typically depreciated over time, while supplies and maintenance expenses are deductible in the year they are incurred.

Customer is the only one touching the door from the last time he parked.  

I'd steer clear of Mynd.No evictions, means now is not the time to skimp on Property Management, especially tenant placement.

Again, many thanks for your time!! 

For now this is based on trust (no contract between me and her) as we are very long time friends and for me is not really about making money at this point as I'm busy regardless, but more of a help to her.

Since this is our first time house-hacking, we would love to understand how tenant screening process works in real life.

Then just make an addendum that adds them to the lease, upholds them to the same standards of the other tenant, and also makes them equally responsibility for making rent payments on time. 

I am hoping to make a low offer closer to 1 mil due to the time it has been sitting on the market and not paying a buying agent 3% but just using an attorney.

At some point it's time for a new driveway.