The IRS requires the hours to be specifically in real estate trades or businesses, which typically means activities directly related to owning, developing, operating, or managing real estate properties.IRS Publication 925 outlines what counts as real estate trade or business activities, like development, construction, acquisition, management, leasing, and rental operations.

Many of my relatives have been born, lived and died in that house over the past couple centuries, and everyone who's been there that's sensitive to ghost activity has told us it's haunted.

@Rene Hosman with Stessa I was able to connect my banking activity and import all the transaction.

You can set up an online account to monitor the bills and tenants payment activity.

Also, now you have a good chunk of change in equity that could give you a huge boost in wealth if you now use the money actively.

I have been doing my own taxes and have a large amount of Passive Activity Losses from my rentals, don't want to mention the specific number but it's a lot in the thousands.

The STR loophole can help you offset other active income.

Jim,Are you thinking of buying an active STR?

That is the exact thing I'm trying to avoid.I don't want to be dependent on making money via active income for that long of a time, I want PASSIVE income.

If you don't like the idea of giving up control, being an active investor might be better for you.