The property has to be considered 'in service' for you to list it on your tax return.In service entails a couple of items such as1) The property is in livable condition - Working bathroom, kitchen and an area to live.2) The property was advertised for rent.Best of luck

What other items should I look for or know about the farming process before getting started?

What were the biggest line items?

Virtually all large cap ex items have a life time beyond 8 years.   

It sounds like you're cash flow negative, but not sure you have all the details/line items listed.

Cheap items will break sooner and require replacement, and will make your place look cheap overall. 

• Project Scope & Cost: • Can you provide a detailed, itemized estimate?

What we found was only one other person contracted under $200 per square foot for clients and they also built within the city of columbus. the numbers have a much higher premium the closer you get to downtown. if you can't get the numbers to work my recommendation would be to get closer to downtown. we do build to rent development and single family home development and every line item is broken out. on the triples we have to build exterior staircases etc there are some things you can't really understand unless you build a lot. hope that helps but no one is going to build you for 110 a square foot. the lowest cost homes in our market at cost without a profit barely dip into 140 a square and we are in one of the cheapest construction markets and states in the country. 

I think it has been mentioned to move entire centers of Departments "out" of D.C. to midwestern states to get the concentration of power shifted away and more diverse.

At the end of the lease term, it's a simple as printing that spreadsheet so it shows all itemized deductions from the security deposit.