There is no harm to you in sending out unnecessary 1099s.

Just be sure to get one that mentions working with your phone's make and model, then to check for mention of data support.Get it when you can get itOf all the energy-saving tips we could put in front of you, nothing will be as effective as making it a personal habit to charge your phone wherever you can.

I suppose it's possible that a few pure cosmetics will give you enough value add that you can refinance, but my experience is that you are taking a house that's not really habitable, making it habitable, getting a renter, and then refinancing it, proving that it has market value by virtue of looking decent and having renters.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Unless you are obsessed with money and eager to get more and more things you don;t really need, there is nothing really harmful in the desire of getting some extra income.

They have a habit of borrowing things and not replacing it.

In residential districts, accessory buildings may be detached garages, workshops, storage sheds, hobby-type greenhouses or similar minor buildings (roofed structures).Not ADU like in "habitable". 

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

I wouldn't get in the habit of letting tenants choose paint colors.