Replacing a window is a capitalized expense, the landlord is to depreciate that improvement, a residential tenant can not depreciate it and not treating the expense/improvement properly for taxes becomes a matter of filing false returns.

If I'm building the list some other way (e..g, I'm driving for dollars) I look it up in public records to see if the last sale date is 15 years or more in the past.

Yes, if you fail to terminate properly you can go into a month to month which may require a different notice requirement.

My next e-book will be "1000 other uses for duct tape."  

If you don't know landlord-tenant law for your jurisdiction and the proper way to do a final report on return of deposit, then refund the security deposit.

As stated in "The E myth", most who do take the plunge don't understand the different hats that must be worn in order to be successful.

@Steven Daley  @MichaelBlank has written an e-book on how to create a written pitch to raise money for apartment deals.

Learn proper saving habits and spending habits to help ease the process.  

If she does her screening properly a typical deposit and 1 months rent should do fine..

Hi Folks,  Last few years I just added up my general business expenses: education, technology, subscriptoins etc, divided by my number of Sched E houses and added an expense called General business expense onto EACH house.I never liked that tactic.