I heard a rumor that it has been eliminated, but I have not found where to confirm this, or heard it again. 

This “cycle” allowed clients to maximize the value of the Roth conversion well after the fact.The new tax law eliminates the ability to recharacterize a Roth conversion, so going forward Roth conversions will be permanent, even though the true income for the year may not be known by year-end.

I had some interest initially but only 1 show to date and she had an eviction history, no thanks.Winter clearly is the worst time to rent as there is little to pick from, but I really have not much say in the matter.I never really understood why landlords make leases that start and end during the winter.Am trying to clear up that mess right now by doing initial 5 or 16 month.While I would prefer to have a tenant to take on the unit I am moving out of so as to eliminate vacancies, I do not want to rush and get in the wrong person.

If approved by the Assembly Housing Committee on January 11th, local governments will have the power to control rents at the time of vacancy.In other words, so-called “vacancy de-control” will be eliminated by AB 1506 leaving owners with no rights to reset rental rates to market when a unit becomes vacant.Further, if AB 1506 is approved, local governments could impose rent control on new construction, single family homes and condominiums.

I would like to eliminate this issue from reoccurring, I was thinking of installing a stair canopy of some sort that would run the length of the stairs (6 steps).Does that seem like a viable solution or is it overkill?

If I was able to get top dollar per property and eliminate realtor fees for 4/5 properties, I would get to keep the 5th property for myself; deed over to me, no mortgages on any of these properties.

I thought these things were basically eliminated as a viable investment strategy when Dodd-Frank was enacted. 

Another option would be eliminate PM and lawn (about $250/month) and try to increase rent another $50/month.

In the crash, that option was eliminated because they are now underwater, and again, no banks were lending.I think in summary a lot of investors were caught due to a reduction in the number of options available.  

So it's not likely you'd see the elimination of it all.