I am also seeing that different areas treat this situation differently, so it makes sense to invest in 'safer' areas going forward. 

i thought of selling ,when this whole thing started.but now ,i think different,this covid made me a better landlord in the long run.i mean in profit,not in the way i took care of properties.before i did stuff without thinking of the cost.just spend it.now i really treat this as a business ,not a side hustle,now really checking out incoming tenants,more involved in landlord meetings and other stuff.in the long run will create more money .i was one of those softy landlords that would try to help out a trouble tenant, and then get bit in the ***.now if you do not meet qualifcations,that apt will sit empty and collect dust.so i took a hit money in the pocket like a lot of other landlords,but i see a brighter future,because alot of landlords will sell,and supply will become in short supply,creating rent increases which will let make make up my losses.and in the long way the tenant who cheated the system will be homeless.and the government ask us landlords for help, i way say call the cdc.

Since the rental unit had technically not been ready to rent in 2020, do we treat the entire home as our primary residence when filing our 2020 tax return?

I treat people kindly.

Treat him the same as you did with the first tenant.

In your case, you probably read that Franklin quote once upon a time, it warmed the cockles of your selfish little heart, and you (like many others who have latched on to it to insist that treating poor people like filth on the bottom of your shoes is a God-given all-American right) have never bothered to realize it was written as satire.

If you’re going to do this with partners I’d have all 3 or 4 of you come up with 6-7% down each, treat them like individual deals.

Rentals get treated harder so the time and effort to keep carpet for example take a lot more effort and work.

Since the tenant has not responded to us, I feel that I can at least attempt to enter the unit with law enforcement to do a health and welfare check to see what's going on in this unit since this tenant is not contacting us.I'm looking for any way to treat this situation at the moment.

We've been treated differently before in different settings.