Luckily you had evidence for such obvious theft from listing pictures so you just asked the seller to reimburse you.

Against that backdrop, the dollar strengthened and the 10‑year Treasury yield moved up toward 4.08%, marking a second straight advance as investors reassess how quickly the Fed can resume rate cuts.With the Fed minutes due later today, the question isn’t whether the economy is slowing — it’s how much evidence policymakers need before restarting the easing cycle (cutting rates).

Collectively this is a lot of money and it seems the evidence is quite strong, at this point. 

An LLC is potentially one minor factor that might contribute to the evidence that you are running your rental activity as a trade or business, but it's definitely not required that you have an LLC to qualify.

To maximize the number of transactions you’re involved in you will need to:Be Top of Mind when they think about moving - which requires consistent reminders.Be seen as an Expert – which requires a consistent message and Evidence of Success storiesGain their Trust – which requires communicating with integritySo, start out by CONSISTENTLY posting what you are doing on whatever social media channels you currently use.

Today was the termite inspection and both houses have some infestation - one has evidence of old and one has evidence of active.

The paper trail you're creating by requesting invoices and getting non-responses is actually useful evidence.

No, I've not invested with SCDC, and it's not likely I will without evidence they can do / have done what they've claimed on their web site. 

You need either a legit invoice or written estimate from a disinterested third party, legal, business; or something in your Rental agreement and associated documents that spells out either a specific charge, or at least an hourly or flat fee in advance.Additionally, if the Tenant pursues a legal case against you, whether something is "normal wear and tear" or not is determined by the court based on evidence provided by both sides.

I truly appreciate those who have helped me gather evidence and I look forward to working with more people soon.