The idea that you MIGHT be able to refinance and LOSE LESS money at some point in the near future as a rental isn't persuasive either.

Deductions are a matter of legislative grace and the taxpayer bears the burden of proof, both of production and persuasion.

I think the idea that you were unable to do anything during the 21 days will not be persuasive.

Your time log should reflect the work you personally performed—not work you supervised, delegated, or arranged for others to do.The most persuasive documentation strategy:Coordinate with your property manager to maintain a single master ledger for your unit that logs all work performed—whether by the manager's staff or by you personally.How this works:Before you perform any work on your unit, you check in at the property manager's office.

We have a 10 year time horizon so we're OK with relying on appreciation, rent increases, mortgage reduction to improve our net return.    10 year projections look very persuasive.    

I have read "How to win friends and influence people", "Influence the psychology of persuasion", and "Influencer the power to change anything" also, I know these tactics. 

Tagging people who have no choice but to believe there is a light at the end of the tunnel is not persuasive.

LOL, Skin in the game, put up your own money, plus pay for coaching calls and your own marketing is not enough skin for some, lolThe fact that I put that fee on the Credit cards and had that monthly payment staring in my face every month, pressured me to come home after work scrutinize my marketing, practice my sales pitch on my wife, read/watch persuasion books/lectures and just be non-stop until I started getting leads.

I think you'll need to just go with the bank assigned appraiser (meet him at the property) and do your best to be persuasive - you can usually dispute the results in the worst case scenario. hand him a hot cup of Starbucks before you begin trying to sell him.

The first is a great intro, persuasive  book, and outlines why IBC is a good thing.