And when I was doing participation mortgages those were even hard to explain to those that are not familiar just like trying to simply explain  being the bank as a lender or investor instead of owning the asset. 

You can Explain the reason for changeThe location Scope of work after making the changeHow will the change impact cost, time, and other parts of the project?

I'm not sure if we can like to articles on our own websites here, so to be safe I'll just suggest the IRS web page, which does do a pretty good job of explaining the basics: https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc510The main thing to know if you're going to claim business miles is that you do need to keep a log of every business trip. 

One last thing – we recommended you create a Status column on your spreadsheet, now we’ll explain why.

An uncontested foreclosure is often the best way to resolve issues with subordinate lien holders though I've also contacted some and explained they were about to be named in a foreclosure and suggested that could be avoided if they just released the property from their judgment/lien.

Makes it easy for me to explain and show the numbers to my spouse and others.

The loan officer should be asking you about the title company you are using for the title search and the closing.The scammer is going to try and explain away some upfront fee of $300 to get the ball rolling. 

Can you explain your partnership?

He pathetically explained that he has no significant other, family (remarking,"I'm not like that") or really friends. 

I explained to the landlord what my business plan was, and paid him a set rent amount each month (though slightly higher than market rate rent).