If they can't follow instructions and answer the questions then I'm not interested in talking to them. 

It was an instructive call though.I have heard of many people contemplating doing something like this, but I have yet to see a concrete example of anyone doing it.

Terry, I used this example because I was about to buy a rail for a two-step porch on one of my SFH when my wife noticed the instructions said “for decorative purposes only.”

So I have the complete UD package in fillable PDF along with instructions.

Married persons filing separate returns who lived with their spouses at any time during the year are not eligible for the special allowance." http://www.irs.gov/instructions/i8582cr/ch02.html#d0e1109 Feel free to ask your questions here.

I didn't read all of the replies here but what my guy does is, he will list the property on MLS (no charge) all showing instructions comes to me.

The really detail-oriented people will follow your instructions exactly.Then it's a matter of tracking EVERYTHING you do into EXACT steps.

Related thread:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/70635-instructions-form-1099-misc?

I'm an instructor, have been for several years, but just now getting my currency and renewal back in order so I can get back to it.

He includes a Chart of Accounts for QuickBooks and step-by-step instructions for entering many of the transactions an investor would likely face.