Now, Dems have no other defense but to continue to blame Bush, and some individuals are too ignorant to know any better.

A few points of clarification:The legislation does not allow a deduction for pre-paying 2018 property taxes in 2017.The conference agreement also provides that, in the case of an amount paid in a taxable year beginning before January 1, 2018, with respect to a State or local income tax imposed for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, the payment shall be treated as paid on the last day of the taxable year for which such tax is so imposed for purposes of applying the provision limiting the dollar amount of the deduction.

Geez Mike, No one has hated on Mexico, no reason for the defensiveness.

You can get many free publications on management aspects from the Department of Defense, the Government Accounting Office, the Corps of Engineers and each military branch. 

@Jon Klaus1. conference in LA next weekend2. conference in Vegas the following3.

So while I was wrong, I play a very defensive real estate game. 

Mediation could be a free pre-trial conference / mediation as is required by many counties.

The house will need a fire sprinkler system and defensible landscaping around the house.

Always looking for great conversation and advice about the conference. 

The argument you have made is much more defensible than anything Tim has written in thousands of words on this thread.