@Samuel Ness  Couple places to look: county assessor for sale history, agent for any past MLS activity, county building inspector to see what plans/permits they might have on file, register of deeds for mortage & lien history. 

Or given it's rustic-ness, would it be too dangerous and put us at risk of being sued?

Hey @Ryan Ness, this is awesome! 

Quote from @Ryan Ness: If you use a Property Manager, there's no need to develop policies and procedures.

You just heard from @Linda Weygant , A CPA, I have my properties all under different llc's and all my taxes go through my CPA, i have never paid self employment tax, because it is considered a Passive income as Linda said. my Construction business is different, that i pay self employment tax because i am actively involved in it, my PM takes care of my properties and i just oversee them. look at Publication 527Schedule C (Form 1040), Profit or Loss From BusinessGenerally, Schedule C is used when you pro-vide substantial services in conjunction with the property or the rental is part of a trade or busi-ness as a real estate dealer.Providing substantial services.

Because of its back asswards-ness, and the way this country is going... it's likely to pass lol

This is much better than regular hard wood or any laminate under $5/ sq ftAs far as waterproof-ness.

But I'm concerned we're approaching bubble-ness.  

I do apartments, regardless the size 95% want to do 1031s.Am not going to argue the BS-ness of it, but it has been in effect since the 1930s and is a seachange that'll affect almost all owners. 

Sec.1312.Denial of deduction for expenses attributable to the trade or busi-ness of being an employeeHowever, the standard deduction is significantly increased, though the personal exemption is repealed.