@Mark Caragio - while deconstruction may indeed be viable from a tax perspective, are there organizations (I presume they'd have to be an IRS compliant charitable organization) in your area who will receive the materials from you?  

Originally posted by @Mark Ainley:@Charles MooreI am not a tax or 1031 expert but I believe if you lived in a house 2 of the previous 5 years you can qualify for homestead exemption allowing you to have gains of up to $250 per owner, $500 per married couple tax free.  

The one problem with craigslist in Miami is I see people buying properties off the MLS and reselling them on Craigslist for a huge mark up.I don't know if this happens in other cities but here most of the Craigslist properties are way over-priced.Last week a property sold on the MLS for $85,000 and it just popped up on Craigslist for $160,000 (still in the same condition).

Like @Mark Mosch I use CBIC in Montana for my park/apartments.

I now have a lot of "black marks," and am trying to get things cleaned up.I've been looking around, on BP, and other sites, and one thing a lot of lenders look at [pro PML firms, HMLs, etc.] is credit, to make sure that I "won't be an issue."

Cheers,Mark

For Property Management, check out Meramec Valley Properties, give Mark Westlock a call.

However a Foreclosure mark stays on your record for ~7 years and is an automatic red flag.

-The apartment I rent has several marks on the wall and small holes from various fixtures.- My new tenants wants me to repaint the entire walls.- I guess legally I cannot deduct the entire painting from the previous tenant deposit as most of the walls are OK correct?

His deposit was $200 (back from 1984) and unfortunately we never had his deposit marked up in 2010.