Seems he's dreaming up work for himself.Regarding the carpet and gutter , just say the monthly rental fee takes the condition of these items.

My question is - are people that are doing this packing up their entire houses and leaving only the bare items appropriate for an Airbnb?

Lower entry point to the market and the market met my criteria: diverse private-sector economic opportunity, military presence, millennial growth / presence.

One potential disadvantage - you are converting items that are normally exempt from self-employment taxes to potentially being subject to the requirement of wages / self-employment taxes.One potential advantage - potentially being able to have earned income eligible for retirement account contributions.

Got a call today from my lender stating that the appraiser mis-reported a few items (he/she recorded it as a 1 bedroom vs 2 bedroom + loft & pulled comps from 2012 that aren’t even relevant).

For a more conservative estimate I would go in planning for unforeseen items and would instead assume the walls cost @ $72K (20% overage) which would be @ a 32% return instead - which is still great!

Any other tips on individual items I can write off during a rehab?  

There's also the fact that he works in banking and I work in tech, covering quite a range of differing skillsets and a diverse network when combined.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/708321760479603/?

So in any 1 hour I can have, in a way, 10 different potential action items but each is prioritized so when I get A done, if time remaining, I have a set B, then C and so on.