Focus on tax-saving strategies such as cost segregation studies and bonus depreciation to accelerate deductions.By qualifying as a Real Estate Professional (spending 750+ hours annually and materially participating), you can offset your wife’s S-Corp income with real estate losses, reducing your tax liability.

But, this being a larger syndicator they do have professionally made presentations and due diligence documents for you to look through.

My lease requires professional carpet cleaning, which would cost more than $500 for a home of that size.Yes, it's reasonable to reduce the cost because she was such a long-term tenant.

Readers should seek professional advice.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Lauren Lauren, there are hundreds of syndications (and crowdfunding deals which are essentially the same as syndications but are available on the Internet) available each year.

A non-franchised Broker with six agents won't have professional training and resources, so a new agent won't be trained as well and will struggle to get started. 

It is important that you hire professionals who have experience working with foreign investors.

I too at first thought it odd, that they didn't have a big internet presence, though they've been around over 6 years.

Would you mind sharing your professional opinion on which of these kitchen designs would sell better?