He says, that over the last 10 years, he replaced ceiling fans, and doors (all UN-authorized and news to me) so that should be considered rent money.

Does Anyone have a good letter to send to the homeowner so a third party authorization form can be signed so I can do a payoff.. thanks all help will be appreciated

Note that this case was enacted before the passive activity rules were enacted in the 1986 tax reform bill and likewise before the 1993 creation of the real estate professional designation.But at the end of the day, if you're looking for primary authority in the code or regs saying, "You don't need to be a real estate professional to claim the home office deduction for rental activities," you're not going to find it.Your best bet would be to challenge the CPA as to why he believes the real estate professional designation is necessary. 

@Devrie McCuistionDevrie: I'm sure others can speak with more authority on this, but my understanding is that you won't have to worry about short term capital gains taxes on the sale (or installment sale) of this property because it was your personal residence, and your sale price is below the IRS threshold for taxable gains on a personal residence.Best of luck!

Get recommendations from local investors.Next, you need to setup a limited power of attorney, authorizing someone you trust to make decisions when you are unavailable.

@Moises Acosta III I'm going to side with everyone else and say you need to start by contacting the housing authority to report these issues.

Unless there was something verifiably wrong with the tree AND you reported that fact to the neighbor and the local authorities, chances are the tree is YOUR problem, and not the neighbor’s.  

I would treat it as if your adding an authorized user to your personal credit card.

You'll have to contact your local housing authority and they can tell you how to get the process started

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