Normal wear and tear can not be deducted.

So our plan was to tear down the house and build four builder grade investment houses on the spot.

I always tear everything out but buyers still *****.

I usually consider paint wear and tear, especially if I allowed smoking.

I think new paint and carpets will solve the smoke problem and after six years I think you are going to have a hard time arguing that you wouldn't need to do that anyway for normal wear and tear.

Tearing it up causes the problems which is why for flooring, going over it is the easiest and safest way to deal with it.  

Unless what you currently have is not serviceable, I doubt you'll get any return on tearing it out and replacing at all.

All were 3.8mm and that was the right choice for us, especially in the studios (lots of wear and tear on flooring).

The wine business is an eclectic business, with people from all over the world coming to farm, make wine, be involved in hospitality, sales, and just to drink it.Blueberries and hazelnuts seem to be on a tear here in the Willamette Valley in the last few years.Evan

Plus we focus more so on getting the highest revenue rate than the highest occupancy rate so the properties are more profitable with less wear and tear.