Underwriters assume that "repair" items are annual/recurring (DTI hit), and depreciated capital improvements are one-time in nature (no DTI hit).

Agree with @Michael Plaks1245 property associated with a residential rental trade or business can be S179ed unless otherwise excluded by the provisions of Sec 179.It should be noted that the only 1250 property allowed under Sec 179 is nonresidential in nature.

They cannot decide what to put as the cause of death, and he was buried 3 weeks ago without an autopsy (the cause of death was 100% natural, although he was not in the best of health).

He'd be responsible anywayUnless you have aLready bunch of qualified Tenants, I wouldn't rock the boat.

The front yard is steep, and so the landscaper the PM uses thinks that it is too steep for mulch or rock, and that I should keep grass and get it mowed. ($35 every 10 days).  

If the market for houses in the areas is going up some that helps too.As for the numbers: I break everything down to the cost of the wire for the rewiring, the cost of the copper line for the replumbing, cost of the sheet rock and on and on.

There is no shortage of people who will help you, but they aren't looking for you, you need to look for them. networking is NOT a natural talent, it's a skill like any other that you get better at with practice. 

Right now I'm in Eureka , CA though with spectacular weather so I'll plant something a bit more exotic in my current job :D Rhododendrons grow naturally here with no watering! 

One of my biggest challenges is overcoming my naturally pessimistic nature. 

Bathroom lacks any storage)- Open up kitchen to living room via wall removal, creating breakfast island w/ more storage (unit is approx 650sq.ft. and kitchen has very little natural light)