I just hired a lawyer to sue them.

Since rental losses are typically passive, the best way to offset W-2 income is through Real Estate Professional Status (REPS) (750+ hours) or Short-Term Rentals (STRs) (100+ hours and more time than anyone else managing the property), which allow real estate losses, including depreciation, to offset active income.A cost segregation study accelerates depreciation, generating large upfront deductions.

This is because REPS reclassifies rental losses as non-passive, allowing them to fully offset active income.

Real-life reps, to me, means seeing properties in person, whatever your asset class. 

If you have no clue what you're doing, hire someone. 

Can you swing REPS to offset?

Here is a newly created resource on BiggerPockets, which touches out cost segregation, accelerated depreciation, bonus depreciation, depreciation recapture, Real Estate Professional Status (REPS), STR Loophole / STR Strategy, example properties, and more. 

However, once you decide to hire a true tax professional (and not one from AL), you will discover that your $1,500 tax preparation price without a partnership suddenly turned into a $3,500 price with the partnership.

Here is a newly created resource on BiggerPockets, which touches out cost segregation, accelerated depreciation, bonus depreciation, depreciation recapture, Real Estate Professional Status (REPS), STR Loophole / STR Strategy, example properties, and more.Cost Segregation 101 Author: Sean GrahamHappy to answer questions :)

I am not a tax expert, but I hire them.