Sorry I did not read this post yesterday. Hope these tips help you in the future.
At the advice of Dis members, prior to playing mansion transfer as much furniture that you would normally carry on your character in a "store room". If you have other characters I guess you could store pins and clothes too.
Limit the game to a maximum of 4 players. I noticed a considerable increase in lag and players crashing with the addition of a 5th player.
I was asked by someone that has a slower computer, to not chat during the game. Yes, it was weird not saying gl and gg thoughout the game. We knew our intentions were to have her survive the game. It worked.
Souper