I could write an article just on this topic alone, and I will.

If I could, I'd first write that I don't have a disagreement with anything you wrote.

Expect to be asked to write a letter attesting to the fact that you value a short commute over the extra bedroom, maybe WFH is over and you have to start going to the office again, the 4th bedroom was your home office, but you no longer need it... that certainly makes sense and would also go through with any lender that ever wanted to get my brokered business again. 

Hi Dave, Thanks for writing.

I write down on them what year they were installed so it is easy to determine if we are close to the end of the 10 years.

What are some things that you can write off?

But meanwhile your loan principal got paid down, you had tax write offs and maybe even did some remodeling.Would you have been better off renting from 2007 to 2015?

I will echo everyone's comments: Find a good PM, stay in C class neighborhoods, know that it's a long game, and that you're going to be writing a personal check now and then if something big goes wrong.

.- There are options for suites and adjoining rooms, which have been popular options for people bringing families because they love the idea of a tax write-off vacation!

Another thing I am thinking about is getting pictures, and then writing out the items that need work, putting an upper band figure on it, and then using that in my analysis.