If you don't know these, again we can plug a % in for evaluation purposes.  

You can buy tile that looks like wood flooring, which serves the purpose of looking great and lasting.

I don't cross lines for tax purposes and don't accept more than 1 month in advance. and for sure not in December.

The required education must serve a bona fide business purpose of your employer.The education maintains or improves skills needed in your present work.However, even if the education meets one or both of the above tests, it isn't qualifying work-related education if it: Is needed to meet the minimum educational requirements of your present trade or business, orIs part of a program of study that will qualify you for a new trade or business.You can deduct the costs of qualifying work-related education as a business expense even if the education could lead to a degree.Maybe instead of saying to find an additional part-time job, I change my argument to just this coding bootcamp will helps me gain technical knowledge on how to implement the robotic automation in the company by understanding how to talk to the technology team on technical issue and understand what they are doing.

Go for it- I guess I don't understand the purpose of your post?

I don't see why not, as long as the funds are used for legitimate business purposes and not commingled.You can probably accomplish more with a husband-wife LLC, but it's a different conversation.

My goal is to empty the unit for renovation purposes prior to re-renting. 

The purpose of a 1099 is not to verify your expense.

I would think this defeats the purpose to assume the mortgage of the mortgage holder who is foreclosing? 

We have the paper work for the work done on the mold also (that he caused - I have a feeling it was done on purpose by NOT using the de-humidification system) He is being evicted for multiple lease violations (Not paying water bill (over $1000) or the sewer bill (over $400) and making changes without written consent and finally not paying 50% rent - he told us over the phone he would not pay until we agreed to extend his lease) My question is: Will judges see through this frivolous lawsuit?