This morning I hauled 3 truck loads of trash out of a recent vacancy because no one else could do it on short notice and the cleaners were scheduled for this afternoon.

Your examples and explanations help a lot to clear up the original question, specifically clothing items.Do you recommend I keep a record, separate from my P&L, of purchases that may be less-than-ordinary, such as a cargo box to carry tools in my truck, or car seat protector covers (to protect my truck seat from getting dirty from tools and other items), etc.?

Think of commercial vs residential as driving a prius compared to a mack truck. 

Once they realized what happened they lawyered up  this was a extremely valuable property  we paid almost 200k for it in the early 80s which was a monster sum in those days for a tax sale.. the chances of this happening again are remote and like I said very few improved properties ever sell .. so unless your talking about putting a well and or septic on a property I would not worry about improving them.. or having the sale over turned etc. its the title companies that just dont want to take the risk on these for any any reason..

I worked for a nearly century-old trucking company, YELLOW FREIGHT, which closed in August 2023.

The distance from town is the main constraint in delivery.So I will say that Lowe's owns their own delivery trucks and staff.

If I can get from point A (drawing up plans) to point B (finishing the build and renting the cabin as an STR) I know that this thing will be a cash producing monster with a fantastic ROI.

To lower inflation its a two headed monster and the one everyone is ignoring is spending, and someone needs to buy the debt - and based on how much we are spending its leading to higher rates due to the risk. 

Don't call the large plumbing companies with the pretty trucks. 

Whether you are starting an online service or buy a food truck, endless possibilities..