Builders typically charge 2-3X the market rate for those items, which becomes a new profit center for them, since you'd be throwing that credit away if you didn't use them. 

I am glad I came across this thread because I am active duty military overseas so I am not able to use my VA loan to purchase a duplex that I want to move into in the future.

-Unless the garage already has electric and water connections, that's an important and expensive item in the SOW.

He added a construction hold back and other items.

If what I wrote is not clear to you or if some of my assumptions are wrong, then stop your DIY attempt and hire a tax professional.I am in the same boat but I see it the other way around; I should use Form 8949 vs 4797 for almost this exact scenario: owned home almost 2 years, then rented 14 months, then sold.I moved after not quite 2 years due to military orders and qualify for a partial exclusion.I received 1099-S which p523 states "You received a Form 1099-S.

But if you want access to the benefits that people like me have contributed to, and collectively spent decades and god knows how many millions of dollars building, why would you think you should get access to those items for free? 

Sold via MLS when moving to DC on military orders.

I'd ask the junk removal people what took them so long to empty the fridge and ask for an itemized invoice. 

Due to item 1, adding an ADU can require years to start achieving any return (once the accumulated cash flow recovers the initial negative position).4) Adding an ADU is a slow process.

I recently switched insurance carriers for two of my rental properties and about two months after coverage started, I received a letter for each property with a list of items to be remediated within 40 days or coverage would be revoked.