Lot's of benefits to the city including the Kalamazoo Promise, which pays for college at any in state university for kids that go K-12 in the public school system.Any suggestions on finding reliable comps to verify ARV assumptions?

I sent them the county deed holder's page in hopes that public record would be on my side.

This IRS publication will answer most of your questions -http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p463.pdfThis excerpt sounds like it will apply to you:If you use your car 50% or less for qualified business use, the following rules apply.You cannot take the section 179 deduction.You cannot take the special depreciation allowance.You must figure depreciation using the straight line method over a 5-year recovery period.

I just find it interested you would spend all this time an write long post then say you Make no money from the company like your doing this as some altruistic favor to the investing public..

I have made it a nearly daily habit to take a quick browse through Redfin, Zillow, and the MLS of the geographic areas that I am interested in to find out what the public at large is valuing for various home sizes and amenities.

As for public county auctions, that is a whole new ball game as you do not get any warranty deed, instead you receive a certificate of title issued by the Clerk of Courts which essentially is a Quit Claim Deed.  

#3 is really important to me because I'm paying my six figure school loans back with income based repayment (IBR) and will utilize public service loan forgiveness in about 8 years.

I'm not sure how the law applies to single-family cabins, but I'm pretty sure the hot-tub isn't classified as public, so the law requiring sound-activation in the hot-tub doesn't apply.Any info would be appreciated.

This run of strong performance may last a few more years.It has also been widely publicized, however, that studies say 90% of millennials want to own a home someday.

I searched our public records and found the bank that owned it, I called up and got in touch with the manager of their REO's and met her out at the property.