I more so looking for a class A to B area that can produce a little cash flow but more of a equity play.

I live, invest, work, play in the Rochester, NY market. 

This is a tough one because your situation, income, risk tolerance all come into play when recommending other tax strategies.

That's the game, just have to play it. 

I'm always looking for ways to offer the best to my clients because I understand that cleanliness and organization play a significant role in the property's appearance, future returns, and client referrals.

If you are going to be a serious investor, use Turbo Tax (choose the version that fits your needs) and play with it making various changes to see how things affect your taxs.

This plays into your numbers when you are offering to the seller to put it under contract. 

He had his systems and house rules dialed in and was getting impressive yields, but this is a bit more of a hospitality play than LTR (same as STR is). https://www.millionairemindcast.com/how-sober-living-houses-...

Sometimes just letting the seller know you’re considering legal action can get them to play ball.

IE pull the cash out of it so I could go buy more timberland to log.. get payments from my buyer .. pay the bank their payment then when my buyer cashed me out I cashed out the bank and got my equity... for me it was not as much a tax play as a get stuck money out now without massive discount to a NOTE buyer pimper .. who is looking to get notes with massive discounts.