We hired a remediation company, who recommended that we strip all the drywall/plaster from the walls to treat the smoke smell within the wall cavities. 

So we refer clients to companies/experts that specialize in cost segregation: @Bernard Reisz, @Yonah Weiss or @Julio Gonzalez can all help you.

I think it is worth setting up a meeting with a few companies specializing in real estate and seeing if there potential for savings. 

There is a one car detached garage at the back of the property.I'm an absentee owner that rented this home out for 11 years with a management company and now I'm in the process of renovating it.When I'm done with the project in a few weeks, I would like to 1031 exchange it into another cash flow property possibly in Indianapolis IN, but I'm open to other active markets.

Her heat had gone out and she had called a seemingly reputable HVAC company to come take a look.

He would then pay me a draw and I would be responsible for paying the draw back to the company.

That ain't the future, folks.Corollary to MTR-insurance relationshipThis reminds me of @Erin Spradlin's take on the current emphasis in medium-term rental world on creating relationships with an insurance company.

You have to calculate based on a more than a few things like loan amount, down payment, taxes, Insurance, (Any HOA) PMI, based on credit, etc.If you are 1099 the Bank can look at the most recent 1099/Schedule C if you have been in business for 5 years or more with a 25% ownership in company or more. 

fairway independence mortgage company, i like these folks a lot. they’re in cincinnati.  

Any company in Orlando that you can recommend?