Do this for the next three years selling only one home per year and making the payments still.CD start 2nd year $1,760,0002nd, 3rd, 4th year leasebacks incrementally reducing each year in CD.Including normal builder stop payments notices. $300,0002nd, 3rd, 4th year house sale proceeds minus payments in CD $1,750,0004th anniversary of signing loan total liquid cash on hand in CD $3,510,000I have now have easily made 4 payments of $300,000 totaling $1,200,000.

Do this for the next three years selling only one home per year and making the payments still.CD start 2nd year $1,760,0002nd, 3rd, 4th year leasebacks incrementally reducing each year in CD.Including normal builder stop payments notices. $300,0002nd, 3rd, 4th year house sale proceeds minus payments in CD $1,750,0004th anniversary of signing loan total liquid cash on hand in CD $3,510,000I have now have easily made 4 payments of $300,000 totaling $1,200,000.

None of these things will reduce stress or tension in the situation, might be all downhill from here.regardless of who is at fault here, I'm betting you're gonna need a new place.

Low Investment: This strategy required minimal additional investment, reducing risk.

Rugs and carpets won't reduce stomping and jumping noise.

Since you're rehabbing for rental, you really have to look at the age of your major systems as part of your value analysis not only to see whether or not to update them now or later, but so that if you don't update them now, then when you do replace them, how will they hit your cashflow and reduce your overall IRR of the project throughout it's lifetime.

But if the home is 100 years old, your going to be getting your claim payment reduced by 50%-75%.So with a $50,000 claim, you'll get $12,500-$25,000. 

If its over 8%, yes, that will reduce your ability to qualify for a loan by the amount over 8%. 

Is it to reduce rents and potentially operate at a loss? 

If you can find someone you trust to project manage for you for a cut of the profit, you can greatly reduce the involvement.