From the lenders we've spoken to, it looks like a licensed contractor will have to both provide an estimate AND do the work, which really cuts down on our gain.

The 1st few years are a learn experience and you cut your teeth. ( Don’t give up on the first bad renter or problem.)

I house hacked my 4 bedroom house in South Arlington by renting the rooms to traveling nurses and it cut my expenses drastically.

It helps to find leads a little quicker and cuts cold calling time.

It's pretty cut and dry when the cause is non-payment of rent and/or the lease has expired - with the later most likely resulting in you having to pay her the assistance fee (well worth it). 

Just like some of the big time loggers I know not the sharpest tool in the shed but multi millionaires because they know how to build roads cut down trees and get them to the mill and they can handle the rough around the edges loggers. :)

Depreciation recapture is assessed when the sale price of an asset exceeds the tax basis or adjusted cost basis.Bonus DepreciationOne of the major changes with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 was the bonus depreciation provision, where business can take 100% bonus depreciation on a qualified property purchased after September 27th, 2017.

Added 2 bedrooms and a full bathroom, cut out egress windows, knocked down walls.

@Stephen E Drew, it's unfortunate that your accountant is so cut and dried about it. 

Why was the power cut off, if they are failing to maintain utilities this is a serious issue now that it is getting colder as you don't want pipes to freeze.