it may be that the IRS interprets lodging as hotel-type only"They could take that position, but we first have to examine what is lodging as it pertains to Sec 179. 

She lives in Baltimore County and apparently things are stuck at the county medical examiner's office.

I'm going to list off some of the lowest hanging fruit from that perspective below:Attic/ceiling space often can be helped immensely by blowing in additional cellulose insulationWindows and all wall terminations should be examined and caulked/filled with expanding foam insulationWalls can often be supplemented with additional insulationRim joists, basement walls Look into selectively upgrading your main appliances (water heater, air conditioning, furnace) with high efficiency unitsOld fridges use a lot of electricity - you might take a look at what you have there and consider upgradingSome utilities have programs to offer rebates/incentives for upgrading much of the above so I'd look into that if I were you!

I was thinking/hoping there was a way to look it up and examine/analyze it but actually making those phone calls are a great idea.Thank you very much!

The reality is that in the last 5 years she has wracked up $20K in landlord judgments by slightly changing the spelling of her first name so even professional property managers who rely only on automated screenings did not identify her as a thief (that's what professional tenants are) before leasing to her.

Taking risk like this can be nerve wracking as hell but I'm so grateful when it works out! 

Instead, investors should carefully do their due diligence on the sponsor and the offering, and closely examine the assumptions that were made to arrive at the forecasted cash flows. 

For examine if you're a previous arson investigator or fire chief and the property is a burnout I would expect your value to the venture to be more essential to it's success and therefore would command a higher share of the deal's proceeds.

I just pass my real estate exam in California.

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