Maybe a 15 day report or an envelop batch of receipts to go to whoever keeps your books to keep track of receipts?

Should I throw away the receipt for for this hotel room or should I put it in the file with the other property expenses for the 2015 tax year?        

There is no law that states you have to wait 10 days after receipt of appraisal especially if you signed the waiver already.

If I were a lender, I would want to see actual receipts going back two years or more to see whether the candidate is truthful in their request for a loan.

Many states do not allow landlords to bill tenants for their own personal labor, only labor that has been done by another and billed to landlord with a verifiable receipt.

Our biggest struggle in landlording is finding folks to do this kind of infrequent work.You may want to consider leaving the unit scratched up and less pristine and marketing it as pet friendly.I'll let someone else weigh in on carpet and paint, since it is very regional, but for all other costs incurred that you pay and get a receipt, add it to the deposit return memo. 

So, i have a primary residence home(owner occupied) which I rented out room by room. 60% of the income generated from the rents was used as expenses and I have receipts for those.

California charges a minimum tax of $800 a year per LLC, and more if you have gross receipts in excess of $250k.

I would focus on providing receipts of the improvements you did as well as comps that you have pulled that you believe are good comparisons to your now-improved property.  

My bank statements and check receipts from clients serves as better indicators of my ability to pay a home loan.