You get someone else to pay all or part of your housing expense for the immediate future. 

.- hardscape is expensive.  

The home probably wasn't even worth what we paid for it either.

@Tammy M.Unfortunately you do not have much recourseIf you have not paid you could just not pay them as they probably will not do anything about it.

It is a deductible expense but if you are focusing on cash flow Indiana is good, Illinois bad.

If you donate them to a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, you can get a tax deduction equal to the current fair market value of property, no matter what your parents paid and no matter whether title has been quieted or not.  

For the blinds, don't put expensive blinds in, charge if they are gone.

Hey Zane, totally can relate with you being from an expensive real estate market - I moved to Columbus a few years ago (from Portland, Oregon which was super expensive) to become a full time real estate investor, and ever since, I've completed quite a lot of BRRRRs, flips, and own a successful rental portfolio here in Columbus Ohio.

That must be nice to have them all paid off!

You will have lots of expenses with the formation of a new LLC, lawyer fees, costs to start up payroll for this company, workers comp, new insurances, immediate repairs, etc.