Is there any reason that we should not go ahead a register a business name so that we can write off all of our business expenses?

Older homes in our area often have a functioning forced air furnace with ducts for all 1st floor rooms but gravity registers (basically holes-with-grills through the 1st fl ceiling/2nd fl floor) for the 2nd floor.  

I wont write an offer for a client without a preapproval.  

I did talk to the councilman of this district and he asked me to write a letter to he chair and he will try to help.

You can write in certain contingencies or start with a small earnest funds amount and then the P&Ls are released and then more earnest funds can be asked for.  

Every hard money lender I have used functioned similarly to a traditional lender in that they want you to get "pre approved".  

Keep in mind, you can only write off up to $25 worth of gift cards per tenant. 

I believe this year there was a law passed that allowed businesses to write off 100% of their capital improvements instead of depreciating them over time.Again, you would need to check with your cpa and see if that applies to you.

Guys, can anyone recommend a lender willing to write mortgages on investment properties less than $50,000?

When you hire the PM you may be able to write into the agreement that they hire the one you chose and it may give you a bargaining position to reduce the cost or eliminate the cost for the PM's fees for future upgrades and other properties you hire them to manage.