The key is to be able to detect that the borrower is late and arrange for a sale prior to the default notice.

It looks like most of the duplexes that I am seeing will mean down sizing my family's living arrangements.

The tenant’s daughter, who is in adult that lives in Detroit, has moved into the unit and is now illegally occupying the unit while trying to figure out how to move forward with arrangements for her mother.

Yes, the owners should be paying, otherwise you have someone else's junk sitting on your property (which is somewhere between littering and squatting).IF possible, I'd recommend serving the non-paying owners notice ASAP that lot rent will be established on X date (some day near enough in the future to be prudent, but far enough out to give them real notice and allow them to arrange a haul-off if needed). 

Also give required (here it's 24 hours) notice and inspect/show the place as needed (I'd try to arrange it when you know they won't be home).

Collecting funds for the road has been a struggle and some believe that they're not legally obligated to participate in this informal arrangement. 

I will end this post with what I stated in the beginning; this is a fairly complex arrangement that needs counsel and oversight from a CPA (and possibly an attorney) specializing in SDIRAs. 

@Chu L.It looks like your 2020 return will be more complex than in normal years.Living in two different states may require the filing of part-year returns in each state.Hopefully acquiring rental properties increases to your cash-flow and wealth but does not increase your tax burden.Regarding gifts from overseas - It depends on the arrangement that you have.

For this purpose, financial interest includes both legal and beneficial ownership as well as any arrangement that provides for receipt of any portion of the revenues generated by the Vacation Rental.

Some mall owners also charge a commission on each sale (typically like 1% to 10% of gross sale price).I have prepared financial statements and tax returns for a few of these businesses, and assisted the owners in arranging financing for these properties.