HI all, I have rental properties in Tucson and am questioning whether to continue paying for the termite warranties, which cost $185 per year and include an annual inspection and subsequent treatments if any infestations are found. 

That being said, I have had this come up with a new tenant and I offered treatment. 

Unless one is willing to play in gray areas of taxation treatment, I find the notion of buying cash-flowing real estate with any SD retirement money to be a very expensive proposition.  

I wont be a sore loser if i lose ill still post!

@Charles H.If your activities rise to the level of a 'trade or business', a general non-specific search in a new geographic area would be start up expenses under IRC Sec 195.Once you've identified a specific property, expenses are capitalized and added to the property's basis if acquired.Expensing the costs, even through an active LLC/ "investment LLC" is not correct treatment and will get adjusted should the IRS ever audit you.Encourage you to work with your tax CPA/EA as it's very possible not all of the travel expenses are 100% business related.

If she is willing to pay for it I do not see any downside to her getting the treatment done.

This is for our personal home. We are re-carpeting our family room that was occupied by our Sidney. He was a Boston who had issues later in life, including incontinence. Sadly, he has been gone for a while, and we are...

From my understanding - the mother suffered from dementia, hoarded animals and is now being placed in a home for better treatment.  

Unless you elect special tax treatment for the LLC, it has no effect at all on your taxes.What's really happening is that YOU are earning income and paying expenses during the course of the year.

Although the physical inspector did not think there was any structural damage, he recommended that the termite inspectors come out for confirmation as well as treatment options.We also want to get at least a couple of GCs to the property to give us their bids and confirm that my repair estimates are within range before our contingency period ends next week.