The judge will decide whether the service person's status in the military materially affects his or her ability to pay the rent.

You still retain the exclusion; however, you must still recapture the depreciation that you have taken.

You can find most if not all of these outstanding materials thru Bigger Pockets.

If you wait the full 30 days to send out the notice and the tenant takes the full 7 days to respond, this only leaves you 8 days to file a case in small claims court to sue to retain the security deposit.

Find yourself an attorney that won’t charge you a retainer just to explain the eviction process to you and consider using that attorney to file your evictions.

Larger concern is the toxic materials are released and can be absorbed through your lungs, eyes or skin.

@Mindy JensenThat's great news for all as it shows that the vibrant BP community is neither static nornear its peak.There are a myriad of solid reasons why so many souls are eager to join BP, such ascommunity help and guidance, proof of others' accomplishments, camaraderie with like minded individuals, trove of educational material for free  to name a few.In joining BP newcomers and returnees invest their time in something that can bear financial fruit only by them taking action as they embark on their REI journey.

If your spouse qualifies as RE, then you can deduct renta losses that meet material participation requirement.

I was very luck to buy during the downturn, reno rent and retain.  

@David WillisYou can deduct all business expenses that are not specifically connected to this house.Non-deductible: labor and materials, permits, plans, utilities, property taxes, builder's risk insurance, etc.Deductible: LLC formation, driving, office expenses, marketing, education, cell phone use, etc.