I've worked with dozens of investors who have tested both the standard and premium listings on Zillow.

It's a certification that the company meets basic industry-standard criteria.

In my own experience, when a tenant needs 2 jobs (not 2 people have 1 job each) just to make rent standards will ensure frequent repeated late rent payments.Consistent long paying jobs and income history is more indicative of stable rent collections.Keep looking.  

Consider leveraging US lenders, private lenders, or hard money loans for international buyers.

But knowing its value is key for taxes.IMPROVEMENT VALUE:This is the value of all the upgrades you make to your property – like a new roof or an updated kitchen.These improvements can be depreciated, which means tax savings for you.3115:Filing this form can allow you to claim missed depreciation from past years.Basically you are letting the IRS know that you are moving from the standard deduction to an accelerated deduction.RECAPTURE:It's payback time!

My cleaners handle it for me which is standard in my market and the markup to drain, fill and clean is only around $25 on top of the cleaning fee if I am not mistaken.  

Any other international real estate discussion is encouraged here.

They now have an exemption process, not sure of the exact standards for it but I exempted my ADU recently.

Do you have internal staff that handles the marketing for tenants or do you rely on outside rental agents?

Assuming you are in the 22% - 24% federal tax bracket for most of your income, your tax would be about $76,000(disregarding standard/itemized deducitons and other income).If you can somehow show rental losses = $300,000, you would get a refund of her federal taxes and potentially state taxes also.