Sure might be a few more cents but my returns on inspections are through the roof... hahaha sorry for the punIf I am concerned about Radon seek a company that not only tests but installs mitigation systems.Termite inspector, One that does inspections and treatments not one that does repairs.

What if his brother wasn't rich, and he went through six months of treatments and on and off hospital stays ... and lived, despite the odds? 

A short-term hold can make it difficult to argue that you did have the intent to hold, but if you could demonstrate that you did in fact have the intent to hold for rental or investment purposes but that you got an offer out of the blue that you could not say no to you would qualify for 1031 Exchange treatment. 

The smell of sewerage from a local treatment plant reaches the property three times a week19.

And I can't really sell at the moment because I don't have anywhere else to go.For the record, I don't want a HELOC because that's not guaranteed money if the bank decides to pull/reduce the line.Lastly, is there any truth (benefit) to having a higher mortgage payment on a rental and thus less profit to report, which equates to better tax treatment, or is it that just nonsense?

Hi @Jae Ham i don't have any experience with this but I'd been wondering if there was a market in Baltimore for short term rentals around the hospitals with people coming in for treatments.

It usually takes more than one treatment.

I definitely don't want to imply that I'm showing preferential treatment to some tenants over others.  

After all debris were removed from the house, we closed it up and used a fog machine to fog every room, all vents, and the attic spaces with Concrobium mold treatment.  

So I am self employed as a consultant in a business other than real estate (I also have some rental properties that I own and operate but I don't believe they are relevant to this question).  I bring in a decent reven...