We deploy 7 categories of criteria which each have a weighted value.

E.

There are limited situations in which RRE should be on schedule C, but generally it would be reported on Sch E.

Also I can understand having debt to family can be weight on the shoulders and stressful.

We are in Canada (Maritimes) and 90% of our tenant pay their rent electronically (e-Transfer, PAD), we still have a few who pay by cheque and a couple who pay cash (translate: go to the bank or ATM with a deposit only bank card).  

Owned personally or LLC, it still comes out on Sch E. 

If you are not paying rent then doing that and carrying your own weight at home will relieve some of their stress. 

You will take a dediction on Schedule E and then continue to take an annual depreciation deduction every year in the future while you own the property.

So my question to anybody out there is how much weight would a new HVAC have on the appraisal vs a used HVAC? 

The liability is too many "sticks," all the balusters that create a very cluttered look, as well as obstructing half of the lower story windows.So first, let's replace all those sticks with a material that is less visually obtrusive, emulates the architecture, is far more updated and hip, and affordable.https://youtu.be/SPKgdEqnR3QYou could also do a slightly more designed baluster at the second-floor front-facing landings to celebrate those entries and add interest.Wrap approx. the bottom third (or 36" to the railing) of the second-floor posts with 1x to give them more visual weight, and create a very simple capital at the top.At the very base of the stairs (ground level), create two simple but very LARGE newel posts, and if at ALL possible, cap each with a very clean-lined light fixture.