I don't see any evidence of a Home Inspection License requirement in Ohio.

In the long scheme of things, this is worth more than the short term bucks you'll get from the tax deductions (which also might put you in an awkward spot should you get audited, coughing up taxes and penalties).3) While there is no statute of limitations on maintaining all records to establish the correct basis on a property (for computing depreciation currently abd eventually computing the capital gain when disposed of), I do think that you would have something of a "safe harbor" if something that you expensed improperly (or let's just say aggressively) has slipped more than 3 years into the rear view mirror, as long as there is no evidence of fraud/criminal activity or other shenanigans that would give the IRS greater leeway in dredging things up.

Within either of these correspondences, request evidence of the capital on hand so you can see they have it (still).  

We will always find evidence to support our convictions.

The objective is to provide evidence that you're a strong buyer & can close w/ cash or finance.    

You're all talk and no substance and your responses prove nothing but your obvious lack of knowledge on the subject.Since you're evidently set in your ways and unwilling to listen to reason I'll leave you to your naïveté.

I don't have physical evidence of the actual numbers but my educated guess is that it has a net loss of residents and jobs.It's not that far from Austin; go have a look.

Luckily my inspector flagged a bunch of other problems as well so even if the sewer issue was not as evident on the visit I still would have walked.

Evidently when the building was built they were required to designate a handicapped parking indoors.

With his scare/black mail tactics, at the very least I'd tell him to shove it, and tell him the evidence of the photograph fraud will be sent the contractor licensing board.