That thought pattern follows old school thinking about the last recession in real estate.  

. #3 compliments the trim slightly better in terms of color (none of them really do) but it is a hideous pattern.

There is no basis for doing that, neither statutory nor case precedence.This is the high level concept --- and it guides the decision making for all fact pattern specific examples and gets us out of the weeds:  If a taxpayer uses a piece of property as a residence during the year -- whether it be:A room in an SFR househack,One unit in a multifamily househack, orOne unit in a multifamily househack in which he also rents out rooms.The grounds are treated as common areas as, in all of those above examples, they are property appurtenant to the taxpayer's residence. 

A declining 1 percent of cap rate from 9 to 8 percent takes much less time (eg: 3 years) compare to a market that has a cap rate declining from 7 to 6 years (takes 5 years).It's the "slope" of the chart pattern that really matters, even more than the data itself.For Out of state, there's an intriguing price chart in Indianapolis for the last 5 years, I don't know why that city is doing so good, but something is definitely right.

If this becomes to be a pattern, however, you have no choice but to ask them to move since you're running a business and not a charity. 

This will help educate you as you go through the process, and will also help to narrow your criteria as patterns begin to emerge.

Goals for cash flow as well as goals for future portfolio growth.When setting goals I don't usually place all my focus on FMV but rather focus on the overall cash flow as well as total rehab costs, current occupancy rate, growth patterns in particular locations in DFW as well as general ROI.

County lien search found only recurring pattern of owing money to HOA, only this time, she's really gotten in the hole. 

Plaster can have funky patterns that don't look great, especially for clientele that are used to drywall so this minimizes the cost and ends up looking good.  

Point is, it really is up to you as long as the late pattern doesn't mess with your bottom line.