Laws and techniques and specific situations don't allow for that.3.

@Clive Smith I have a sample log in format that follows the IRS Audit Techniques Guides (ATGs).

Quote from @Laura Newton: Quote from @Sean O'Keefe: Quote from @Nick Liao: Hi, Sean, I would greatly appreciate it if you could send me one copy too.Sure, I just sent you the sample material participation activity tracker / REPS Log that follows the guidance suggested in IRS Audit Techniques Guide (ATG) @Sean O'Keefe can you please share sample material participation activity tracker / REPS Log that follows the guidance suggested in IRS Audit Techniques Guide (ATG)? 

.- While identifying obvious components is a start, a defensible cost segregation study, per the IRS Audit Technique Guide, requires engineering expertise to comprehensively reclassify *all* eligible 5, 7, and 15-year property, not just a few visible items.

Quote from @Whitney McNair: What are your best lead generation techniques for fix and flip?  

Amanda Han is a CPA at Keystone CPA, Inc.Amanda wrote the book "The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor: Powerful Techniques Anyone Can Use to Deduct More, Invest Smarter, and Pay Far Less to the IRS!".

Again, it's not at all complicated.

That paper trail matters more than most people think.These aren’t complicated steps, but they’re the kind of details that actually protect you when something goes wrong.If you’re going to take the time to form an LLC, it’s worth taking a few extra steps to respect it.Curious — for those using LLCs, what systems do you have in place to keep business and personal activities separate?

sad state of affairs that one has to go to these lengths but it is what it is. jacking power   going around the water meter  there is all sorts of things that folks do in these areas I guess its just techniques handed down over time. 

I know Cleveland has specific ordinances (separate metering, clear lease language) that complicate this—I want to do it right. 4.