Real Estate Professional Tax Qualification Question

[Chris Young]

Hey Everybody! First time poster here.

I just finished reading Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor by Amanda Han and Matthew Macfarland (great read!) and had a question about qualifying as a Real Estate Professional. I have a rental property and my real estate salesperson license here in CA, but I don’t spend enough hours to qualify. My W2 is a Civil Engineer in Land Development at a private consulting firm and my clients are predominately Residential Developers here in SoCal.

Would I be able to qualify as a Real Estate Professional since I spend main job requires activities in Development and Redevelopment?

Thanks in advance and looking forward to hear your thoughts!