You could have damage and items stolen everytime you do something.This is a marathon not a sprint. 

You might be better off if you just interview property management companies, and see if they would give you a copy their lease, i am not saying to plagiarize it, however there might be specific items in that document that an attorney would not know just because that is not what he does on a daily basis.  

There was plenty of other items as well.Next time I will have a more regimented evaluation structure.

I personally would try to use line items to break this down (ex. snow removal, landscaping, etc).  

I can't remember anymore what it was, but there was one item that we were just like "what the hell?"

Marian - A $1000 total is a very resonable price, and most will split the fee between the sale and purchase, so if you do not end up identifying, you are only spending a portion of the fee.A GOOD QI will answer all of your questions, explain the process, and explain the tax code, prepare the exchange agreement and other necessary documents as per the IRS regs, setup an account for your exchange funds, have security measures in place to be sure your funds are secure, prepare exchange documents for your purchase, review your closing statements to be sure there are no items that may cause you a tax consequence, fund your closing, keep you updated through the exchange with account statements.Most importantly they will be bonded, insured and know what they are doing.

We invest for the long term as our goals are for early retirement with a military pention. 

Or deducted over the time frame of the items purchased.  

One of the best ways for you to come up with a rehab budget is go into the house and make a list of all the items you want to have fixed.

My husband is active duty military.