Capex or Opex? Maximizing my deductions

[Robert Curls]

Hello BP!

I know I should seek the advice of a competent CPA or Tax attorney, but I wanted to get some opinions of others prior.  I understand you aren't giving tax or legal advice, so the disclaimer is out there.

I have some expenses that I need to take care of on some rental properties and wanted to see your thoughts if these fall under the categories of repairs (thus deductible) or if it was a capital improvement.

A/C: I "repaired" the compressor earlier this year when it went out, total cost was $2,500 would this be an improvement or a repair?

Treework:  I need to have some trees trimmed, my thoughts on this would be opex and a deduction

New carpet: This one I know is a capital improvement and must be amortized.

New Pool pump: I'm assuming capex also.

Thanks everyone!