EX # 2: Tenant has a Sole Prop business where he uses the address for quotes on landscaping work since he doesn't have a stand alone store.  

When I owned properties in Houston and Atlanta I seemed to always be replacing roofs, siding and dealing with termites and landscaping.

Talk about everything including landscaping, interior design, home improvements, carpentry, electrical work, and more."

Free landscaping, painting and toilet scrubbing.

Drywall, paint, masonry, and landscaping are the front-runners in this.  

., Thanks; we have done very little in terms of repairs, mostly a couple thousand in the basics (wired smoke detectors, etc.) and this spring intend to make some landscape upgrades (curb appeal), but biggest expense/return has been adding a couple fully furnished units that include cable & internet and make those available at shorter terms (1 - 3 months).  

When the sale went through, the appraisal magically came back exactly for the value of the purchase price, which was almost identical to the last city appraisal that was done prior to the roof, furnaces and painting.Soon after we closed, we completed substantial renovation work on the house, putting a new kitchen and bathroom and electrical panel in the upper unit, adding central air and completely repainting both units, landscaping the entire yard, adding an additional parking space to the property and adding new fixtures to the bathroom and kitchen in the lower unit.  

Then you could have them do your other properties and have some expenses to write off under your landscaping business

I bought in at 157K, only house in the complex with a private pool in the backyard, beautiful landscaping, and an overall very clean project for us to make into something great. 

For all intensive purposes this was a brand-new home with an amazing amount of money spent on front and back yard landscaping, and to my surprise the tags were even still attached to the inside of the dishwasher.I previously lived about 15 minutes from the property, and knew the area pretty well before moving.