Also to consider, people have been watching flipping shows on TV and want to get in on the action, so they go and bid up properties to the point that you can't get a great deal anymore."

As a failsafe I used the NOAA Sea Level Rise Viewer - https://coast.noaa.gov/slr/I used different resources to check the current sea level rise rate per year, then 4x'd it, then pushed out that rise for 50 years, and made sure that my property was still above water at that level.

There are a few things that I want/need to do to my current home before renting it out such as:- Painting & Spackling- Replace a storm door- Install Deadbolts & Door Viewer- Other miscellaneous items I'm estimating about $1000 of expenses however what I really want to know is if I can deduct these expenses and the time it takes to perform them if I do it while living in the house?

Hi Will,Have you seen the TV show The World's Worst Tenants on Spike TV?

You’re getting 20-30% tax savings on your cable tv, internet, repairs and improvements. 

When I say I don't have "free time" to me that means I don't have time to spend hours on my bicycle or watch as much TV as I used to...but I make time for a quick 30 minute workout and 10 minutes of YouTube before bed :).  

Pick your favorite TV character. 

should i furnish the house with commercial grade couches, TV in common room, Bedroom furniture?

The “free lunch” strategy may work well for selling slick-covered books on cable TV, but in the real world, you won’t buy much value for nothing!

My new tenants asked if they could install a tv on the wall and I said "Sure, as long as you either leave the tv or repair / paint the wall when you move out."