Of course I've had hundreds tell me how much they love to garden...I think that must be slang for smoking pot.

The larger the number of units the better the positive cash flow.Dollar-for-dollar, multi-units are less expensive that single family homes and dollar-for-dollar you make a much higher  ROI.One roof to repair, one tax bill, one gardener and one trip to collect the rents.Multi-unit properties have both present and future income that is unbelievable.

Cabinets, in 7 years, and garden structures like fence in 15years.I'm pretty confident the above is accurate and logical.

And your state's extension office indicates small items may be frozen to sterilize them (but it looks like 0 degrees): http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/insects/find/c...I would look at treating any attics, crawlspaces, and garages, too.

I know this is tough when you are occupying the home, but take some time to "declutter" (note, your home seems far from cluttered... from a marketing standpoint, declutter means "remove personal items like family photos and cat tree") and try to take photos of the home as if you were selling it (full rooms, yard, patio, garden, etc).  

They will cover the garden variety premises liability claim, but not reckless or intentional misconduct.

I have seen some become self storage, some workout gyms, some garden centers, some antique stores etc.My clients tend to buy retail centers with internet resistant tenants for mix like doctor, nail salon, hair salon, karate school, gym, restaurant,etc.The sky isn't falling in retail.

Example: I bought my property in 2012 for $265K and with a VA loan my PITI was $1,397/month and paid $60/month for a gardener.

If these are simply garden variety rental properties I would think you would be in the Passive Activity element of the applicable guidance, but see below for the definition of categories and the applicable interest tracing treatment accorded to each.https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/26/1.163-8T

Colorado Springs has a lot to offer for tourism with a 1-2 hour drive to most major mountain towns / resorts, we are at the base of Pikes Peak with the Cog Railroad, and we have Garden of the Gods and Red Rocks Open Space.