The house has 2 patio doors in front with no other entrances.

@Austin Latty - Be sure to budget ordinary income tax even if you hold it longer than a year.

I don't find myself particularly exceptional - I have a better than average intelligence level, maybe, but beyond that I'm pretty ordinary.

@Edita D. your properties are in North and West Texas where they do experience more severe weather, but it’s not anything out of the ordinary for Texas.

Ordinary repair items and lower ticket items will just get written off as usual under "Repairs and Maintenance'

We need to reach out to our congress representatives and senate representatives and let them know we're neither huge corporations nor fat cats but rather ordinary people and they are jacking with our livelihood.

Others don't want to hear about anything under $xxx dollars.It's all good--the most successful property owners let us do our job and only want to be informed if there is something WAY out of the ordinary. 

Sadly it's what many strive for.No matter if people own businesses or graduate from college the cream will rise to the top.There are the slackers,the ordinaries,and the truly spectacular at what they do.If you are going to go for a degree go all the way to a Doctorate if it is offered.

If you really want to get accurate with your return then take ordinary income tax from the $15K which including self employment tax will run you almost $7K so you'll end up with an $8K profit at best.And  yet even more potential bad news - Depending on your immigration status you will be  subject to FIRPTA withholding of 15% of the sales price of the new property. 

As merchandise any gain or loss on the sale of the property is ordinary income/loss.