I think I know how to beat him in the long run though.I haven't been able to see this house in person right away as I have a very busy life right now (mainly I got a new job as an auditor of a delivery company!

Only reason 16 unit is still on the market is because I am representing the bank on the sale and they have auditors in their office so they can't respond to any offers at this time.

Willie: go to the internet site for your county and look at the county auditor site.

Some of this seems common sense, some seems like you gotta follow the rules, regardless of if it makes sense, and some things there just isn't a consensus on, and only an audit or possibly an IRS "opinion/permission" letter will clear it up.Thanks to everyone for your' posts.

Troy Baughman,The best thing you can do is keep a log of what properties you visit on what days with the Odometer reading; however, many auditors will accept a log that only shows the places traveled to and a MapQuest or Google Maps printout of recurring destinations to give an approximation that it is realistic.The log should have: Date, Miles driven, business purpose of trip.There are many great apps out there as James Vermillion mentioned.

I have had some auditors let slide round trip deductions.If you simply drive from home to the rental and back that is not deductible.If you drive from home to the rental to Lowes, to the rental, to home.

THIS IS ONLY A PARTIAL LIST.On these thousands of properties, they must concern themselves with occupant issues, safety and hazard issues, legal and title issues, property preservation issues, expense management, documentation and company/lender auditors, investor oversight, potential insurance claims, PMI or M/I claims, government oversight, Fair Housing issues, ooh and Profit/Loss (Values).

Auditor first, use the property address to find a parcel number.Some auditor websites will have the owner's name/phone/address , some will not ,you can always trace back the history and maybe find a prior owner.

10 "FREE" DELINQUENT REAL ESTATE TAX SALE LINKSAdams County, IN (Decatur) - Delinquent Tax Saleshttp://web2.adams-county.com/documents/auditor/2006taxsalelisting.pdf********** http://www.

Go to the county auditor site where the property is located.