It was seized by the US government (drug bust) and I have no access to prior leases etc.

If you make improvements to a property (garage or another type of remodeling or addition) those items will also be added to your cost basis and affect your capital gain or loss. 

When I'm not talking about home improvement or landlording, I'm usually just kidding around here in the forums.My advice to you is to spend lots of time reading these forums and figuring out who knows what they're talking about and who doesn't, and when.

Just make sure you have proper locks on all access doors to avoid theft disputes between the tenants. 

I completely agree with you Basit, but I still believe it would improve the tool if it allowed us to input a percentage amount for both state and federal income taxes.  

I'm part of a super rich community of entrepreneurs  and have access to some killer referrals if you need them.

Not ideal mind you, no windows, only access would be through the garage (although the tenant would also get a garage), the only access I'd have to "my" side of the garage would be through the outside, etc.

We also caught a lot of lucky breaks along the way like: a very friendly banker, access to private loans from partners and family, baby booms looking to move out of state and off load property at cost.

The card doesn't offer points or rebates but occasionally they do offer 0% interest for up to 24 months at the local home improvement store which will come in handy on my next house which I just got under contract.

@Andrew Harwell FEMA has a flood map that is accessible to the public and so do most city websites.