An quick way to check if the zoning was modified to be a small multi is to check with BGE or whoever supplies power to the home. 

Supply of inventory for one. 

Atleast here in Chicago 99% of deals don't cashflow but there is so much supply that if you watch the mls for a month you can find 5-10 deals that do cashflow well. 

There is less demand, but there is also almost no supply.

Although you have not supplied all the detail (a type of ownership and such), there is another complicated way to report this as partnership return, and their portion of the expenses as non-deductible expenses on your partner's side.

I posted some tips on your other thread, but I wanted to add that I only prime if I'm going over a really dark color or have a unit that has been smoked in and I need to get rid of the smell.

This person will end up paying a couple hundred above materials for this job to hopefully get done right and probably get sold a new trap or supply line or whatever else they can get her for as well since she isn't there.

Plumbing supply would have to come off the main line here. 

If you want to know the secret to website success you can send up smoke signals and I will come a runnin.

Also, make sure YOU purchase the supplies, not the GC.