Name:   lucky67 - Subject:   Contractor recommendation Date:   9/28/2021 9:22:27 AM (updated 9/28/2021 9:23:13 AM)

there are specific rules to follow if the FD burns your house( AS A TRAINING EXERCISE ) and you want a tax break--YOU MUST: obtain an independent appraisal BEFORE THE BURN-go to IRS web site & get forms for FD to fill out before & after--I did this in 2007 & got a huge tax deduction; a friend asked me 3 years later how to do it & I told him the same im telling you --but guess what ? he forgot to order the appraisal before the burn ! NO TAX BREAK; AS TO A CONTRACTOR, IF THEY TELL YOU THEY ARENT BOOKED UP FOR A YEAR, I'D BE VERY LEARY !