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I have hot tubs in the majority of my STR that I manage and always request my clients to get them.

Yes, but your "highest and best use" is being an accountant to your clients, not handling the minutia of your RE portfolio!

While gifts exceeding $18K per year (2024) require filing Form 709, they don't create an immediate tax, but the IRS may scrutinize this as tax avoidance.Tax-Saving Alternatives:Prorated Section 121 Exclusion – If you lived in the home part-time, you may qualify for partial tax exemption.1031 Exchange – If your share was an investment property, reinvesting the proceeds defers capital gains.Installment Sale – Spreading payments over time may reduce your tax bracket.Adjusted Basis Review – Factor in capital improvements and selling costs to lower taxable gains.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

Assuming you hire a contractor who is qualified, keeping things on track is all about communication (this goes both ways - from contractor to client and client to contractor)

It is more likely if they are also investors or have investor clients.

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But on that note I do use about 4 different data sources for comp'ing the property's rental price estimate for my clients.

I come from a decade of experience in sales, with a client base and network grounded in entrepeneurs, and executive/partners on Bay St (Canada's Wall St).

I only buy positive cash flow and so do my clients.