This depends greatly on the city, the staff, and what they have done in the past. I

Irrespective of whether you claimed it over the years or not.For the past I can't, unfortunately, tell you how to fix this and if it's even possible past the 3-year period during which you can amend your returns (which you probably should do together with a CPA) But what I would recommend is to file for an extension with the IRS so you have more time to have a CPA look into your situation rather than rush into a (mostlikely incorrect) filing.

While I'd like to think I'm the type to stick with something once I've made up my mind, which I have in the past, I need to make sure I don't get burnt out early on.As for the podcasts?

In the past I would make money partners secured on the property with a deed of trust or mortgage and have each persons percentage reflected on the note.

In the past I may consider in the first instance starting out but hard pass now.  

In the past I have tried acquiring funding through conventional lending, however, I’ve had difficulty raising the funds for the down payment.

And yes, in my past I did everything I could to get that placed condemened, and it was.

I am still considering it because even though things have worked in the past I do realize the risk of doing business with a family member.

Account ClosedIn the past, I have been very impressed with Tower Data.

These firms are fairly expensive so often not worth the cost for something like a duplex.In the past, I had looked into doing cost seg on smaller assets, but my straight line depreciation expense exceeded the cash flow so it didn't make sense to do cost seg, and then have to recapture all that depreciation later at ordinary income.There is an IRS publication that may help you.