In the year of the cost seg, you need to qualify for STR loophole (materially participating in your rental activities by spending 500 hours, or 100 hours and more then anyone else, or doing all the work yourself.)

Hey @Fadela Zaoui - if its a court ordered sale... unlikely sellers would entertain seller financing, but the answer's always no unless you ask :) I recommend working with your broker to figure out what the sellers really want - sounds like one of the sellers wants to cash out so they may not be the person that wants to do seller financing BUT the other seller may be open to it.You could also potentially look at a joint venture option where you just buy out the seller that wishes to sell her portion, and partner up with the other equity holder who now gets to retain their piece of the pie. 

He also drew  floor plan, elevations, materials list, plumbing, electrical, fenestration, R values list, etc. . 

It seemed reasonable to me  However, it was after I expressed frustration that I had sent all the info they asked for and had yet a to have anyone reach out to me regarding the company’s investment opportunities, I was told I did not fit their customer profile and that they would not be able to work with me.Anyway, they continue to contact me with marketing material from time to time.  

Thus, the taxpayer is not treated as materially participating in the combined rental real estate activity until the taxpayer materially participates under the tests for determining the material participation of a limited partner. 

He thought about it for 30 seconds, told me I was right, and had all his printed marketing materials trashed the next day and reprinted without that line.

I don't do physical work on the property, but I do detailed design plans, and select and buy all the materials.

So you are either incapable of retaining information provided to you or you're here on a public forum blatantly lying.

The challenge is the assumption that the clients will be retained.  

I'll first start with our due diligence materials. but first, I highly, highly, highly recommend visiting www.optoutprescreen.com.