I needed a tiny piece of advice on operating system.

Check out NETFLIX or Prime videos on the Tiny House idea. 

House hacking also looks interesting, but I'm living at home in a tiny apartment for the time being, so it doesn't seem to my best course of action.

They also have a bunch of tiny homes there!

There is a tiny chance that, after a thorough review of your circumstances and studying recent court precedents, we can find some room for an aggressive position on one of them, but notice the word "tiny" that I used.Excellent point made by @Richard Duane McClellan: if the existing deck cost $20k, and only $5k of it had been depreciated, then you can write off the remaining $15k of it at the time you replace it with a new one. 

I have him interested in the idea of developing a small community of tiny homes on the land to sell or rent (to be determined).

Some places will do a "clear if over 3 inch" rule to avoid paying them to shovel a tiny bit of snow.

I have some really big houses and a few tiny houses.I called myself "Developer" because my biggest project this year is converting a 1920's, 13000sf church near the Beltline into a multifamily without losing the charm or my shirt!

People work 80+ hours a week in highly stressful jobs/industries just to make a living in that city and 75% of their after tax income goes out the window to the ridiculous market rents for their TINY spaces.

I've come across a highly motivated seller, who has a very nice duplex with $100K in equity right now. Needs no repairs, is in a great location, and is a killer deal.The seller owes back taxes, and those can be paid o...