Give them detailed instructions!

It is a full chart of accounts for real estate investors, and detailed instructions for every imaginable type of entry.http://www.realestatetaxlaw.com/Moderator, I have no affiliation, just like the product.John is a CPA, tax attorney, and real estate investor.

I'd just make a very clear move-out instruction sheet that outlines what needs to be done to get a deposit back, including the appliances returned to the same level of clean as when they moved in (you could take pictures).

Call your mortgage company's "loss draft department" for further instruction.

Just do your reading, educate yourself on real estate taxes, and follow the instructions from the IRS.

I think the instructions called for luan but I was thinking oil based paint over osb, plywood, or concrete might work and cost less.

We all have been instructed to set a criteria for the renters we want to attract and are willing to rent to.  

I wish there was an instruction manual on the sequential steps to take after buying a vacation rental!

@Joe Capobianco you can just do the typical savings account, but let the bank know you're operating the account on behalf of your tenants and fill out all the required paperwork per the banks instruction

Follow the instructions below.