Or, plan on this being a nest egg builder and growing your equity, living in the home for 2 of the last 5 years and then selling with Section 121 exclusion. 

The main criteria is consistency with adopted plans.

Because you plan to be there a long time?

A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

Right now I am looking at a new construction, we are planning on recouping equity investment through refinance, holding for five years, and selling it to cash in on the appreciation. very knowledgeable post, thank you

I am subletting a property that I am planning on purchasing the set up where instead of any type of security deposit I am re-having the property which is necessary before I rent it out.I will have about $20,000 in expenses all before I purchased the property.

I definitely planned on using Furnished Finder to fill out the midterm rental.

The initial plan is a 1200 sf build out with plans to expand back away from the cliff later as finances and interest rates are more favorable.

Just notify your lender of what you are planning on doing ahead of time.

For this reason, I prefer to plan renovations when a long-term tenant moves out.