Regrettable, I don't have the answers to the specific questions you asked. 

I understand that the taxes are considered an operating expense and should have been paid with a check to avoid gain/boot but regrettably that didn't happen.

Granted, I don't know what kind of granite it is, but I rarely see chips larger than a dime in even the most fragile exotic granite held together by epoxy treatments.These chips and their regrettable frequency are the main reason I don't like the idea of putting granite countertops with undermounted sinks into any rental, however high-end.If you can't repair the chip with this product and you have to call in someone with the skill to fix this crack well, you're really in a damned-if-you-do and damned-if-you-don't position.

Regrettably I passed on it unsure if it was a real deal, Turns out it was! 

Regrettably, wood and related products are the only game in town. 

Regrettably Maryland is not one of those areas.Almost every rental renovation is now being certified as lead free which requires pre and post renovation testing.One bit of knowledge that has emerged through all of the lead testing (with the special spectrograph) is that lead paint will most likely show up on the walls of the kitchens and baths, all of the trim, some doors, stair stringer (the part exposed inside the house) stair spindals and banisters.Also, lead paint has been outlawed for many years and I am told it use in paint was stopped at least as late as 1961.

Don't let FOMO find you in a regrettable position.

Contrary to what many would have expected, a large segment of the population (one from which, as a startup founder, I’m regrettably excluded from) has seen their purchasing power increase through the pandemic.

Contrary to what many would have expected, a large segment of the population (one from which, as a startup founder, I’m regrettably excluded from) has seen their purchasing power increase through the pandemic.

The fact that the seller obtained it from the inspector seems like the piece of the puzzle that is most regrettable here.