Charge company full replacement value of damaged items?

If anyone else has done this, what sort of 'specialty' items do you have in your specific lease? 

I had to throw out the food in my freezer and the owner refused to cover the food.

If there is a history of Item being stolen then you need to be careful to make sure that doesn't happen to you.Best of luck

It may be worth trying that first, even if it doesn't work those items need done anyway. 

Stop issuing 1099-MISC with box 7 "non-employee compensation" instead of box 1 "rent"Stop including refundable deposits in rent incomeProvide annual reports clearly delineated by propertyLearn the difference between maintenance, repairs and improvements and report accordinglyReport insurance reimbursements separatelyProvide supporting documentation: itemized contractor's invoices, insurance adjusters' reports etc

Plus I just love the Mexican food east of 45 and I need an excuse to get over there.

The answers to those questions should tell us how we need to treat the loan interest.If taxpayer just throws it in a bank account, the regs are pretty clear it is investment interest, which as you well know is itemized and limited to investment income.In a nutshell, we need to trace the cash.Treas Reg §1.163-8T(a)(3) Manner of allocationIn general, interest expense on a debt is allocated in the same manner as the debt to which such interest expense relates is allocated.

Is there a recommended book out there that does a good deep dive into proper due diligence and other important items like determining reserves?  

If anyone here could offer advise about these items I would greatly appreciate it!