It is typically your primary job.The 40 hr/week W-2 worker is going to have a hard time convincing an IRS agent they are meeting this threshold.STR loophole is a better path for my friends in this category.Once you finally cross the pro hurdle, you're not done!

@Rick Albert is right on and gives good advice.I'm actually wholesaling a property this week, but this just happens because I am in the game doing flips, developments, and rentals. i would never try to make a business out of it. 

Josh here, an aspiring real estate investor who just found BP a couple weeks ago and am trying to learn the ropes.I find myself where I assume most people start: trying to decide on a niche and a market to support it.

This sounds like it might be more than a simple weekly cleaning. 

I have not had an issue until this week on Airbnb and I'm going to use the Wynd data as evidence since there was no physical evidence so we will see.

Recent example is I talked with an investor earlier this week form Ohio.  

Closing on my first rental property in 2 weeks and would love a copy of the .pdf you mentioned above.

It took me weeks to prepare.

Their intention was to take possession of the property by end of this week.

Chris has been very responsive for the last week, we walked through the property i invested in and its currently under remodel.