There is a huge gain probably in a more efficient gas system then oil so they are already getting some cost savings. 

You are in control of how the set up works, if you need interior designer help.

Insurance system doesn't work that way.

Regarding the HOA and CC&R's, the builder can make changes to the CC&R's pretty easily while the development is under Declarant Control.

At the end of the day we can screen our tenants all we want, but cannot control what people do.  

However, components of a central HVAC system in a residential building, including furnaces and condensers, are NOT eligible for this treatment and must be slowly depreciated over 27.5 years (39 years for STRs).

And the more there is, the more log jammed the system get's, the longer they all take. 

I'd like to speak to the it's the owner not the dog, it's a bit like the gun control issue.

The losses would have spiraled out of control for me had I not been able to sell my second house immediately.I don't look back on my experience with any regrets since I know the risks we take playing this game. 

An audit could be triggered by a number of factors that don't line up when run through the IRS's system, and create an exception.