They tried to negotiate hard most of the time threatening they will take legal action by saying few items were not disclosed.

There is a bill currently in legislation in Hawaii County that is changing several items that affect rentals.

My rule of thumb is, plan for the worst case scenario on every item. 

Below are the primary sources for each information item.Property value and offer price: experienced agentRent range and time to rent: property managerRenovation item list: property managerRenovation cost: renovation company the team works withAntonio, reach out if you have questions.

@Michael Plaks has a great post on this topic.2 - Assess the value of those tax deductions to you: The value of a deduction depends on (a) whether you're actually able to use it to reduce taxable income and (b) your marginal tax rate.As an STR, assuming the average rental period is 7 days or less, key items to consider are: (a) material participation and (b) avoidance of "excessive" personal use.

Invested 45K into full rehab and renting due to military permanent change of station (PCS).

A bit about me and my spouse, we are a military family (Army).

Some banks don't care and will lend right out of a BK.In either chapt, if you wish to keep a particular item, you have to tell your attorney so he can include it in the exemptions.

Now if they broke down the invoice by line item and showed the break pads cost them $25 and they are charging you $170 in labor for the 1 hour of work how does it make you feel? 

I, on the other hand, always have a list of items to fix and replace :-)