So let’s say your roof had 10 more years left on it easy and you changed it before the refinance and the appraiser did not raise the value of the property due to the new roof.

As a result, they give their customers the freedom of contacting the management whenever they want to raise an issue about their property.

I have an opportunity to acquire a 4/2 house with a second lot that has 4 tenant owned trailer lots for $200 each (which could be raised).

This does raise repair costs as the homes require extensive repair but part of that is mismanagement by the previous landlord. 

Do you really need an LLC / how to write an offer / how can I raise my chances of getting an offer accepted / where can I find equity partners / any tipps for working with contractors or finding good ones / how to set up a contract with equity partners / how does the selling process work / tipps for advertising the fixed up property ...? 

I quickly searched recent news, but have only found articles a few weeks old, and even those state that the threshold was raised to $10k.

Then if you need an extraordinary capital raise, it should probably continue to be contributed 80/20 as in the original capital raise. 2) absolutely pay your partner wages/salary for the property management services.  

You can always raise the rent to factor in the cost of the cable.

If your goal is to get them out and raise the rent, then this should accomplish your goals.Good Investing...

I think it comes down to you the investor needing to raise your financial IQ to be able to advise your tax professional on what to do so they can implement the strategy instead of them strong arming you into a conservative and poor tax play.