i am getting the washer and dryer in the transaction, but no fridge.

So what you'd do is convert each room into a miniture suite with a mini fridge, and just the basics.

Tile down before dishwasher and fridge are installed.

Andrew, your lawyer was talking about a cost segregation study.It involves identify and separating short life assets from your new property basis and depreciating them separately, thus accelerating depreciation.For example, you can depreciate a 200k property over 27.5 years, ORUsing cost segregation, you determine that you have 20k in 5-year assets within the home(carpet, fridge, AC, etc...)You can depreciate the 20k in assets over the next 5 years and depreciate the 180k for the property over 27.5.

I don't use much myself--fridge, small freezer, computer, tv, dvd.

Sounds pretty good on the surface of it.None of the houses have fridge, stove and other appliances?

Turn on some good music and go to work and the time passes quickly.The steamer works great for other things too--like steaming the gunk stuck in fridges, ovens,walls, door handles etc.

Otherwise, our standard finishes of mid-range hardwood, a bit of moulding, entry level granite for countertops, LG washer/dryer, Thermador stove, Samsung fridge should be fine.

I'm thinking in the way a new fridge for one of my units could be considered an expense.

This prevents things like "the LL said my security deposit would be applied to my last months rent (no your SD is for damages and will be refunded AFTER the last months rent is paid and any repairs are deducted), "the W/D,fridge, stove... are mine not the previous LL's", "I signed for $500/mo rent but the LL said I only had to pay $400 as long as I mow the grass and do the snow removal" ect2) Now you need to know if the LL might have placed higher than market tenants using some sort of a teaser "no SD required" or " free first months rent (but higher than market rent for the remaining lease term)".