I’d make sure management got that in writing from the tenant as they must allow access with proper notice so they’re likely violating lease.

Once you have scaled up a bit and have some hard and fast procedures in place you can take what you like about the state form and then add in what you would like it to say concerning your specific processes and procedures, write all that down and send it to a lawyer to bless. 

I have a good relationship with a roofer who will write me letters saying the roof is good if it is and I replace roofs that are not in good shape. 

Keep conversation formal and in writing as much as you can.

The property was sold to us for $106,000 ($46000 purchase price+ $60,000 for a full rehab to be completed by ABC Baltimore).After 2 years (as of Aug 2019), I am writing to report that I lost thousands of $$ in this investment (breakdown attached).

I am unable to write any of this off due to SALT limitations. 

Quote from @Chiemezie Nwanyanwu: Quote from @Theresa McGallicher: Everyone is telling me the same thing here - to use Schedule E - but no one is telling me HOW I can write my rental expenses and depreciation off like that.

About to get on the car barge for STJ as I write.

A monkey with a job and some money in the bank can fall out of a tree one day and decide to be in RE and write a check.

That being said the only way these low cost providers could protect themselves would be to write their programs in such a way that the benefit their work provides is so low compared to the reality of what is allowable that there isn't any chance of overstatement of depreciation, which means it would be understated and you're leaving money on the table.