They also hire someone to watch the dog during the day and leave it with family members many other days. 

So if you had 3 rentals with losses and 2 rentals with gains, the losses from the 3 rentals would offset the other 2 rentals and the rest of the loss would be carried forward to offset other passive activity losses in future years if applicable.

Is your DSCR ratio greater than 1-meaning are you cash flowing (according to the lender's criteria of mortgage, property taxes and insurance (and HOA) if applicable).

I'm REALLY struggling with my applications through Apartments.com...which is TransUnion background check.

Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

Legally speaking, if you have agreed to an installment sale, I'm not sure if the stepped-up basis is applicable.

You would also need to be at the project site every day watching the work and managing the contractors.

Cost segregation is a great tax strategy when applicable.

Stock market he can watch and adjust from afar.

Is your DSCR ratio greater than 1-meaning are you cash flowing (according to the lender's criteria of mortgage, property taxes and insurance (and HOA) if applicable).