I was going to attend the call but am preparing for a big test next month.

There are ways to get the paint tested, but you must document and save the test results.

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The only way to know for sure is to test the outlet with a muti-meter.

Not only is the money going into the pockets of the non-engineers, but the government is charged ridiculous prices for parts and manufacturing, project management, testing, procurement, delivery, etc.

If the answers are yes, I'd meet them and if they passed my "gut feeling" test, I would rather offer them the chance to stay at market rent.

I was miserable going through the class with the teacher as I have been doing real world experience, then all of a sudden I am being taught how to pass a test.

You have to combine all of the above to test what works best in your market, then tweak it depending on the results.

Yardi has a light (cheaper) version out that might be worth a look but have not tested it myself yet.

Here is an article that discusses whether or not it is advantageous to finance your home from a taxation perspective:Tax DeductionOf course it helps, but I think the point of the comments above is that you shouldn't count on the deduction because Congress can change that fairly easily as is evidenced in the articles floating the test balloons again.