You may not be able to swing this one on your own but it will count towards the next one as long as it is successful.

From: https://www.irs.gov/publications/p925#en_US_2022_publink1000...Qualifications.You qualified as a real estate professional for the year if you met both of the following requirements.More than half of the personal services you performed in all trades or businesses during the tax year were performed in real property trades or businesses in which you materially participated.You performed more than 750 hours of services during the tax year in real property trades or businesses in which you materially participated.Don’t count personal services you performed as an employee in real property trades or businesses unless you were a 5% owner of your employer.

Does it count as passive income? 

More details:Mortgage (principal + interest): $2930/moProperty taxes: $15K/yearHome insurance: ~$1K/yrCost of home ownership/month: $4280/yr (not counting for any tax deductions related to the interest and property tax)If I account for $20K of interest and $10K of property taxes as an income deduction, then I can reduce the cost by ($30K x 35%) divided by 12 = $875 per month = $3400/mo cost of owning the houseRental income after 35% federal income tax + 9.3% state income tax = $2618/month (!!)

I talked to a BP agent from Yuma a while back and he says there are 30,000 a week coming through just there - that they make contact with, doesn't count the 'gotta-ways'.So my guess is that it depends on who ends up in power...if the current guys continue, I would see huge tax increases to build housing for the illegals.

This amounts to lost opportunity because if you had purchased RE, at the closing it can start producing return. 4) ADUs detract from the existing structure whether this is privacy, a garage, or just yard space. 5) this is related to the value added by the ADU, but there are many more buyers looking to purchase homes for their family than there are RE investors looking to purchase small unit count properties.

You may find that lenders expect to see the rents on your tax returns for 2 years in order to count the rents.You may have to talk with the commercial side versus the residential side.

If you are negative $500/month just counting piti, it is my belief buying this will turn you off of RE likely at the first large cap ex item maybe at the first tenant flip.  

They’re going to call you a “dealer” and count your real estate as inventory. 

Please keep in mind there were ummm, "irregularities" in counting the votes the last two elections and this is what  happens.