There is no line item on a tax return for your household rent.

for all the landlords out there - what were some of the items/actions you did that made your tenants happy?

I think if I did, and changed from taking the standard deduction to itemizing including interest on the new home loan that my combined rental / residence tax situation would be not be much improved.

The Secretary od State may send renewals and other admin items that are no big deal and you'll end up paying for very little service.

I think the actual points and line items would vary by market, and we still tweak it (always between applicant batches) to get desired results.

This includes proper entity establishment, diferent levels of insurance, and other items as recommended by your lawyer based on your circumstances. 

One thing I have found is some "tax professionals" seem to differ on how items can be expensed.

He said that the 14 year old brother had moved in an underage girlfriend; the tenant had moved in a boyfriend (not the store manager, but another one); and that the entire group was having group sex with the tenant's two little children present AND that the 14 year old was selling marijuana.

I called the association & they said that they now own the unit & all the contents & they weren't going to let anyone in to claim the furniture, items.

MaryAnn HoughtonSorry for the digression on Life Estate.There are a couple of legal items that might affect your lifetime lease.I'm not 100% on this and this goes far back into the reaches of my memory, but I seem to recall that Pennsylvania law limited residential leases to a maximum of 3 years.