Purchase price: $140,000 Cash invested: $55,000 Sale price: $255,000 My business partner and I took on this Arlington property as a fix-and-hold investment.

the costs for the Airbnb furnishings could be anywhere from $20K- $30K.. are hard money lenders willing to include this amount in the initial loan? 

Investment Info:Condo fix & flip investment.

The umbrella is a good idea as they are usually not too expensive for the amount of coverage.Get a good STR policy.

The voucher program typically determines the amount they’ll pay based on their calculations, and you don’t necessarily need to lower your listed price for utility allowances.

A furnace breaks and no $ to fix it, tenant's leave, "seller" say "wtf, why is there no payment on the mortgage" and buyer says "well, I have no rent's coming in, furnace broke, it was like $8k to fix it, i don't have $8k, i was getting $300mnth, I have $1,500.

We have requested permits to fix this and have not heard back yet. 

Pay them an agreed upon amount and they break the lease and move out.

In that case, assuming you have proof of funds for closing, based on the case law Tom provided, you probably have a good case that will likely cost you a decent amount of legal funds to pursue. 

The loss created by section 179 is limited to your total net taxable income amount from all "active" business income you have, plus any W-2 income.