Also odd how it rose from year 1 to 2, then decreased all the way to 30.

My list of trust-worthy and reliable contractors has decreased significantly these past two years.

I was hoping to decrease the IRMAA penalties by deferring to next year but at this point I am just tired of trying to decipher which forms to use.

I am unsure how much the property value would decrease if we removed such a major structure...would you all spend the money to try and stabilize and cosmetically touch it up or would you rip it down and reside the house?

I was shocked to see I get it we've see wild increases but we surely have wild decreases as well. 

The risk I'm trying to eliminate isn't the risk of losing value in the investment in the short term (i.e. a decrease in equity), it's the risk of being stuck in a bad position that I can't refi my way out of because of something that happened at the wrong time (like a market dip).Making it a long-term rental wouldn't really be a conversion since that's the original plan.

If your return is so slim that you're worried about the value of money decreasing over time, it may not be a good deal. 

Personally, I just refinance two properties which enabled me to pull cash out, but decreased my cash flow about $100 per month.

In your area, do you think that having solar increases, decreases, or doesn't play any part in property value? 

We have sold one property and used the profits to pay off another one to the point that our cash flow did not decrease!