I think I need to replace the siding with vinyl but haven't made any other decisions yet.

Since I've finally made a decision to make real estate into a full time business .  

We made the decision to make 2016 the best year yet, Physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually and financially.

And 36 Other Key Financial Measures" - the faster you can get to making data-driven decisions for everything, the better.Good luck on whatever path you take!

I don't know about tenant/landlord laws in Connecticut, but you may want to take that into account too.The odds of your tenant fighting a small charge for the carpet--slim, but every dealing you have with a tenant builds a public image of you (not to mention speaks to your character).If the carpet is only a year old, then I, personally, would charge them replacement cost... any older than that, and it would be a depreciated replacement cost.The fact that you were going to replace the carpet (though it may speak to the carpets age) wouldn't directly have any influence in my decision to dock the security deposit.

Continue being active on here and then as you grow make the decision if Pro is necessary.   

I will make a few calls to firms to make a decision on which firm I will go with.

Use BP to learn all the pros and cons to every type of investment before making a decision.

Application to actually schedule the test, processing time took a couple weeks.I scheduled my test 1 month out so that I could study for it.After I passed my test, I interviewed a couple of brokers and took 1 month with my decision.

That being said, I would highly suggest you talk to a CPA/Real Estate Attorney to find out all the implications of such a decision.