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You can suggest to the court that some amount of rental income can be imputed for the home, and see how the court rules. You should be prepared to document rental values for similar homes in the same general location as your ex's home. You need to keep in mind that rental income is calculated after expenses and depreciation, and with the mortgages you describe along with the other costs of ownership you may find that there's little to no income that could actually be imputed.
I am pretty certain based on the information that she has given is that the rental, even at FMV, would not produce much, if any profit after expenses and depreciation. Now, if he is claiming a huge loss on the rental property, then I would certainly ask that he be imputed FMV for the rental to reduce the loss. She should not however, expect that there is going to be any appreciable profit from the rental that could be included in a child support calculation.