It's like asking whether you can lose weight if you don't exercise.

Proc. 2013-13, 2013-6 I.R.B. 478 (February 4, 2013)Report on Schedule E, not Form 8829Allocate expenses if managing multiple propertiesCaution:   those Home Office Deductions cannot be used to increase your losses!.

If it’s dead weight, it goes."

STRs do not require you to be a REP in order to take losses against ordinary income.

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Would the value of the remodel increase the rents or the selling price that would out weight the cost? 

The properties on an overall basis have tax losses. 

I have  a W2 job and look forward to the losses this year to offset some of my income (Not my 'WHY' for running an STR, but a nice bonus).

@Palak Patel If your rental already has a tax loss due to closing costs, HOA fees, and insurance, using a cost segregation (cost seg) study this year may not be necessary.

So it's weighted returns.