Luckily for you, bonus is still at 60% for those assets that qualify for such.2) Yes

My current hurdle is colorado "mountain" land which seems to be something entirely in its own category.

We are looking towards STRs in order to lower our W-2 taxable income via cost seg and bonus depreciation.I believe my line of work qualifies me as a REP, but what I am not clear on is whether I would still need to meet the 'material participation' requirements in our rental business in order for our losses to be non-passive.

All of our guests so far are in this category.

SS is just a bonus!

If you can see the back of the house, that's a big bonus. 

Have you incentivized a GC with bonuses to meeting or exceeding cost/schedules? 

As a real estate investor, it’s crucial that you understand when and how to utilize bonus depreciation and 1031 exchanges in order to lessen your tax burden, keeping more money in your pocket.

I have found that just being aware of how much you spend on each expense category leads to a better savings rate.

It's very intuitive and has key functions that I really needed like the ability to quickly categorize transactions into categories that sync with your Schedule E for tax time, the ability to set up accounts for each property and sub accounts for specific things related to each property.