Small landscaping business.  

Finish the house , then have a landscaper come in with a skid steer rip out the patio , the stump and re grade the yard .

In my SFR I have it worded such that the tenant is responsible for maintaining the landscape in the same or better condition it was in when they moved in.

But the house is only part of it -- then you need the car, the landscaper, the housekeeper, the HOA fees, the country club membership, the lavish wedding for your daughter .......When all you really need for TRUE happiness is a little farm, a pick up truck, goats, a good dog and an APARTMENT BUILDING.

We rehabilitated 2 kitchens with new applicances, 2 bathrooms, removed old oil chimney, new siding, landscape, turned our shed into an office, added egress windows to two bedrooms in the basement, added 200amp power instead of the outdated 60amp while separated the supply into two panels for upper and lower floor, modified threshold openings to make larger to allow more light, new doors, new fence.

I found the deal, bought the deal cash, and put together the team of GC, designer, architect, engineers, landscaper, etc2.

My question is - how can I write off improvements to the property (landscaping, renovations etc) as they tie into the "product" and related rental revenues?

This usually includes but is not limited to PLUMBING, flooring, landscape, utility lines and masonry.

The Tenant pays for all real estate taxes, insurance, maintenance, cleaning, landscaping, repairs, etc.

Every property needs periodic painting, landscaping and other improvements.