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.

Reference: Publication 527 (2022), Residential Rental Property - IRS Table 2-1 Even if the investment property only has "15 years of depreciation in a home left" you are still required to depreciate the new HVAC unit over 27.5 years or 39 years depending on the investment property type.

@Namal Burman you have less than a 1% chance of convincing the IRS you meet all the qualifications to be considered a real estate professional WITH a W-2 job.Without a W-2 job, all you have to do is meet these requirements:https://www.irs.gov/publications/p925

This is my first public post and I'm hoping for some encouragement and insight into the decisions and direction I am heading...My family of 4 is moving next week out of our SFR in Milwaukee (between the airport and Bay View for those that are in the area) and moving to a duplex which we will live in it as a single family while our kids are growing up.

I really can’t comment on sizing like this on a public forum without knowing the history and size of the property.  

Summarizing publications - Our investor services are based on data science.

Im not the greatest when it come to public speaking and things like that but I want to meet more people involved in business and real estate so I can network and keep bettering my self. 

I should probably give some highly corporatized reply or something, but honestly seeing Alan and Kirt's names drawn into a public forum is hurtful to me.

It's where a bank is in trouble and regulators are trying to work with them to get out of trouble without alarming the public and causing a bank run.

The cities public schools are terrible so school rating doesn't matter.