primary residence tax returns

[Lan Nguyen]

Hi BP,

I am thinking of purchasing my first multi-property for rentals. 

Is it possible to claim the property and my primary residence without living inside the property, maybe just asking tenant if I can use the address?

I will have to run back and forth for the mail, but then I will be able to receive the primary property return ~ 7K in California. 

Is this recommended, should I trust tenant to hold on to my mails, or it is not worth at all? 

Note: I can't house hack because the location doesn't fit into my need.

[Patrick Desjardins]

:/

What's worse than trying to cheat the system? Posting it on a public forum for everyone to see.