Hi and thanks for reading. I will try to be as concise as possible while providing as much pertinent info as needed.I am the only child of my parents, aged 69, who have done quite well amassing significant retirement ...

A house of cards to say the least.Bottom line: some regulating of the practicing appraisers might alleviate the original poster's concern about his competition monkeying with values to keep business.

It is fully depreciated, he inherited it, it's currently held in a corporation, and according to his CPA the taxes will eat him alive...so he is scared to sell it.Suggestions on what I can do to help alleviate this worry?

You will need to be able to understand and assess the information presented and make your own decision based on that assessment.Long contracts do deal with a multitude of issues that may come up during the closing process and therefore can help to alleviate possible disagreements that might arise.

In some cases it could cost more than 20% to sell, meaning the net after a refi would be more than the net after a sale.Of course a IRC Section 1031 would alleviate the Federal tax, but state and local taxes as well as all the other costs of selling would remain.

I have found that my quarterly inspections help alleviate a lot of major damage.

You can all co sign the mortgage as well to alleviate concerns around disproportionate risk, but that will complicate paperwork a bit.

I'm trying to decide if I should stay the course and keep paying the 2nd down (6.125%) or go for one or more cash-flowing properties to alleviate some or all of the bleed.

To help alleviate this concern, make sure you have a True preapproval-having submitted 2 years of tax returns, last two bank statements, all debts revealed, etc-and have your lender specify that these have been specifically reviewed.

Department of Justice (DOJ) have established two training requirements in order for a dog to meet the definition of service animal:The service animal must be individually trained to perform tasks or work for the benefit of an individual with a disability.The service animal must be trained to behave properly in places of public accommodation.According to the ADA's definition, an animal that has not been individually trained to perform disability-mitigating tasks does not qualify as a service animal.Despite a label of "companion animal," "emotional support animal," or "therapy animal," if a dog or miniature horse does not have a high level of task training directly related to alleviating the handler's disability, they are not classified as a service animal; thus, their handlers do not legally qualify for public access rights.http://fcsn.org/newsline/v31n4/regulations.phpWell I think that about sums it up, though you may want to pull the actual regs on it and have them handy just in case.