Turning a blind eye now, could cost you thousands in repairs later.

I added some stupid cheap blinds to several living room windows on one of my properties and the tenants loved that they could watch TV without a glare.

Examples of work or tasks include, but are not limited to: assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other tasksalerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or soundsproviding non-violent protection or rescue workpulling a wheelchairassisting an individual during a seizurealerting individuals to the presence of allergensretrieving items such as medicine or the telephoneproviding physical support and assistance with balance and stability to individuals with mobility disabilitieshelping individuals with psychiatric and neurological disabilities by preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviorsThe crime deterrent effects of an animal’s presence and the provision of emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship are not considered work or tasks for purposes of the definition of a service animal.Asking questionsTo determine if an animal is a service animal, a public entity or a private business may ask two questions: Is this animal required because of a disability?

And If my DMSH expense consists of many small items that are under $2500 such as chairs, tables, sofa, rugs, blinds, curtains, do I really need to list out all of them under Other Expenses or can I lump sum them in one item and call it Living Room upgrade?

Go cheap on blinds--i seem to replace those all of the time.  

Spent around $2-3K for small maintenance (putting in blinds, new hot water heater, etc.) and currently rented out for $3.2K a month.Other is a 2bd/1ba top floor in a 7 unit building.  

Face it:  JD simply observes the match of housing market to the red/blue area analyses and strategy that blind-sided the Democratic party.- I'm just sayin'

But that doesn't have to mean blind trust.There is a very easy answer and one that we've been employing for several years. 

As owners, we get to grapple with that.And I guess I just wanted to chime in here to say: I haven’t figured out the answer yet (although I think it’s either #2 or #3 in your list of options, perhaps combined with some active engagement in housing policy-making at the local level) but I wanted to encourage you not to blindly accept overly simplistic answers to your important questions.

@Mabel Lung  there is also crowdfunding... just choose your deals carefully not blindly.