Nothing wrong with your setup using jobs, it's little more details than I need.For data entry purposes, keep your class codes short, or you will have trouble selecting them in the input screens, which has room to show the first six characters.

On whose return is the activity for the property reported for tax purposes?  

I am not a lawyer/tax professional.Here is what the IRS says:https://www.irs.gov/publications/p463/ch01.htmlOn a side note, based on what I have learned from some professionals, your trip must be predominantly for business purposes: you must spend at least half of the total days on your business.

The seller's agent wasn't responsive throughout the process, and we even set up a visit through the mgmt company since she wouldn't really do anything.

Because it's my first deal, I think my lender is charging me high fees for settlement purposes.

It will also help but may not be determinative if the other party agrees to your valuation and will agree to treat it for their tax purposes at that agreed upon price.

There is a lot of good information mentioned in that stream and I'm grateful for the responses there.

If you do allow it, be sure that you get written agreement that you won't be responsible for maintaining the appliances, or replacing them if them if they become un-repairable.  

@Jabbar Thomas @Adrian Smudge Thanks for the response.

Have fun - don't take yourself too seriouslylearn the pleasures of COLD CALLING sellersread financial newspapers - look for auctions - law suits -failure to pay taxes notices and business opportunitiesSearch tax sales - attend tax auctions - read probate adssit in court - listen to cases - find motivated sellerscreate a Fiduciary Buyers Broker agreement with smart agents - pay them for non-listed real estate.don't waste your time with non-responsive agents - brokers - lenders or sellersbe demanding - get answers - don't be passive - at our age (I am 75) we don't have time to waste!