As soon as they start fining me for ignoring their nonsense I’m going to start 1031’ing my rentals.

I ignored him and sold the house.I received a complaint because a tenant build a small film developing room inside his garage.

Yeah you're missing the most important part: ignore "rules" created by others to overly simplify a process that is highly personal and subjective.It doesn't matter if your property doesnt meet the guidelines others use.

I don’t have a problem with them having an opinion (that I’m going to ignore unless they sold all their own real estate, in which case I’ll still probably ignore but at least they believe it.)

Jay....thanks for the reply.Yes, I'm sure people will offer that and I've seen similar listings on LoopNet, Crexi, etc and I guess it's either ignorance or cowardice on my part ----but I sort of don't believe it so I've never delved into it further.

Ignore any future money requests unless it is a lawsuit. 

He's a hot-head and behaves ignorant so I want to make sure I have a very clear explanation within the law for Illinois.

Part of being a professional is ignoring their idle threats. 

I've seen zero change (Houston) but that could be because Texas has a bit more respect for property rights so has ignored much of the EM so people that haven't paid rent have gotten help or been evicted.

Either ignore the letter or respond like this:"Thank you for forwarding over this correspondence.