So I just assume those things will be part of ongoing maintenance for the property.On a side note: where is your house that it's so dry in the summer that the grass will burn dead, yet the municipality can afford to give away unlimited quantities of water for a flat price (just part of your taxes)?

If your current CPA/preparer doesn't sit down and go over the concepts specific to your situation, it's time to find a new one.Many people think we should move to a flat tax. 

I'm looking to upgrade a house with solar panels, house hack 1-2 years, then rent out.Would love to hear people's thoughts.

During the inspection we found out the electrical was not to code and all the panels needed to be replaced, along with new meters, and lots of wires.

@Villy Ellinger Simple repairs like replacing a ballast in a fluorescent light, replacing a thermocouple or heating element in a hot water tank, replacing the agitator dogs in a washer, replacing the heating element in an electric dryer, replacing the ignitor in a gas dryer, replacing a faulty breaker in a fuse panel, replacing the fill valve/flapper/wax seal in a toilet, replacing a garbage disposer, replacing a capacitor in a CH/A unit, etc. 

I just started with him this year and he cuts 3 properties for $75. 1 SFH, one 4 flat and one 2 flat.

One the arbitrator or arbitration panel has come to a decision it is binding and final. 

On a national scale- larger metro areas have seen prices coming down or staying flat.

My dry wall contractor has over 600 employees and a JET  for instance.The big subs on the west coast right now are just flat killing it.. not the lunch bucket day contractors but the for real companies.  

-I have a lawyer that is charging a reasonable flat fee for closing the deal...I wonder if a title search on my end ($250 maybe) will save me the flat fee that my lawyer will ask for, in case that the deal will be a no go due to some other findings.Looking for advice and tips since this is my first transaction of this type.