Absent an active trade or business, you might be shoveling costs into 15yr amortizable assets by expensing and bonusing everything before a trade or business commences.That might be a good trade off if we’re moving 27.5yr or 39yr assets into 15yr straight-line, as long as UBIA isn’t projected to be an issue for QBID.

Also shovels and standing water.

Ooh, I have landlord envy-Arizona, no snow that ya gotta make sure tenants are shoveling; grass optional.

And of course the tenants take care of mowing the lawns and shoveling the snow, so that expense in not my expense either.

I may be paying for it, but at least i'm not the one standing in the mud shoveling it ...BMR

I guess this may be area dependant, but I feel like it is not talked about enough, AND anyone can do it if you have a shovel and gardening gloves.Best of luck.

ConfusIous say “ When you find your down in a deep hole you must first drop the shovel and stop digging.

(such as leave raking or mowing lawn, shoveling snow.. ect..)I would love to hear people's thoughts and recommendations on this issue and if anyone has any checklist sheets that they go over when calling tenants that would be great.Thanks.

Once and if you have a "shovel ready" project approved, you need to decide if the profit is with worth the risk of improving and selling the finished lots.

(The tenants pay for their own gas, electricity, hot water)Snow shoveling I'm assuming that the super of the building will do which is within the PM charges?