The treatment is driven by fact and circumstance analysis, not choice, and quantitatively Schedule C is disadvantageous.

I'll even take it one step further...If you elect to aggregate your separate rental activities (properties) as one activity for purposes of establishing material participation pursuant to Reg. 

Then you could also have another look over the tax returns when they're done to look for obvious and material mistakes. 

Seventy bucks max in materials and you're golden.

On the plus side, I have a gas one pushing 30 years in good shape since materials used a lot better (according to service guy).At 25 years with hard water on a water heater you're really pushing it. 

They tend to have to be pretty detailed to include the cost and amount of material being used.

But if it’s $4800 for some educational materials and no support, then definitely not worth it.

I've found it more difficult than usual to build relationships with lenders and am told this is because banks are pretty overloaded with lending needs: this is driven both by low interest rates causing people to refinance and purchase, but also by people suffering economic downturn needing different types of loans and help from the banks, etc.

The general definition of investing is "expend money with the expectation of achieving a profit or material result by putting it into financial plans, shares, or property, or by using it to develop a commercial venture."

Things looked better in Oct, but many are saying Jan will be worse, so I guess it'\s driven by stimulus.