We'd like to amend the agreements - if we can - to add a 3-strikes rule for any disturbances.

There is a petition available for Real Estate Investors to say that Seller Financing needs to be exempt from Dodd Frank.Read the petition.http://savesellerfinancing.org/cfpb-action-letter/"We are asking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to remove installment sales which include a dwelling, known as seller financing, from the definition of Loan Originator in Regulation Z of TILA which was amended by the Dodd-Frank Act."

The tax pro can also help you file amended returns for 2011 and 2012 to claim the depreciation that you overlooked.If you feel like tackling it yourself, IRS Pub 946 has all the directions on how to depreciate property.

I am ending up paying the higher price because I was down to the wire on designating a 1031 and it really is a nice place and still a good deal - just not a terrific deal.

It is this quote that specifically says:"Amends ORS 659A.421(2)(a) to specifically clarify that this new protection does NOT prohibit a landlord from refusing to rent to an applicant with a voucher based upon the applicant’s past conduct or inability to pay rent, so long as the screening or denial is otherwise consistent with local, state, or federal law.The value of the applicant’s housing assistance must be considered when assessing an applicant’s ability or inability to pay rent."

I also amended my 2010 return for another item, and I don’t think you can amend the return 2 times.

How could they create any obligation or contractual relationship or amend a contract relationship they have nothing to do with?

Taxpayer files and amended return for 2004.

She 'amended' the lease verbally on the phone, making it a he said/she said.

(But you would be able to amend the prior year return at that time) There are other limits that could potentially apply as well.Bottom line - You are asking very good questions, but this is too complex an issue and too fact specific to your investment and investor for us to answer on the forum.