Treat your tenants with respect, OVER-communicate, document everything to the best of your ability and you will be fine.

Documenting erosion severity, prior concerns, and the contractor's assessment could help support a claim. 2.

First she documented the alt-right.

I'm just going to tell him to rent for the first 2 years.He doesn't have any documents, so we are the only ones that can close with them.

Just seeing who requires new owners/landlords to provide their financial documentation upon signing a management agreement?

@Vito DiIenna I'm now in a similar situation as you are, how did you go about obtaining the necessary documentation ?

Property Condition Report: Document the property's condition with the tenant to manage future damage claims.4.

Document, document, document, all of the attempts to set appointments for the repair.

If not, even though you are a re pro, losses are passive & deductions are limited.There are 7 scenarios that will qualify as material, and you only need to meet one:*500 hours*Substantially all participation*> 100 hrs and at least 1/2*Significant participation*5/10 years*Personal service activity w participation in last 3 years*Continuous participationTo materially participate, you must be involved in the operations of the activity on a regular, continuous, and substantial basis.Once you pass the pro test, the material participation often comes along for the ride.You can elect to aggregate all rental real estate for purposes of measuring material participation under Sec. 1.469-9(g).Your time spent on all your rental properties (STRs don't qualify) counts as one activity, making it easier to materially participate.In order to make a strong case with your CPA and the IRS you need to document your hours.Best practice is an hours log where you are as specific as possible.

AND THE MOST IMPORTANT PART,  document all communication and decisions about the repair requests.