I'm actually wondering the same question for exterior changes - how/when to know if siding should be changed or new front porch built: is that a designer as well or architect?

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That is why I consistently point it out.If everyone keeps calling it a loophole over and over, some eager beaver down at the IRS might decide to take a look at the law and recommend changes and do away with this.

Those deals are typically in the multi-million range and the loans are typically non-recourse which changes the profit at a lower percentage and it changes the risk as being non-recourse.

Fixed the roof and they said there was no evidence of any repairs ever being made in the area.So I had to fix the roof exactly where he supposedly had the guy his broker uses fix.

For example, an owner headed to foreclosure might sell you a property "Subject-To" where you take over their loan at a LOW LOW rate which changes the math a LOT when analyzing a deal!

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Change the language in your lease to “this agreement is not valid without security deposit in the form of good funds”or something along those line, and next time don’t sign the contract without the deposit in the bank.

You're probably not going to change their mind unless you reduce rent and that is a suckers move. 

I, myself, when looking at a deal, don't care to ever see it in person unless I know the numbers of what's possible.