The material continues to get better and better.

In which case, splitting out the rental portion of the activity from the operating portion would help reduce the exposure to self employment tax3) One is a qualified real estate professional for tax purposes...but wouldn't be a material participant in the hotel activity. 

We appreciate your business, and we hope you continue to be happy in your home.In recent months, property taxes and school taxes have increased, and the costs of labor, materials and insurance premiums have increased significantly.

Check in with @Joseph Chiofalo for alternatives if the loan amount is above $75-100k.

If certain requirements are met, this is possible with as little as 3.5-5% down for full income verification borrowers and 10% down for alternative income verification. 

COVID, of course, didn't help much to get this idea materialized.

. - I totally agree with you on the location piece and that makes this tough.This isn't just about cash flow but a seemingly unique and great oppty for taking $500k of tax free Sec121 dollars off the table.Curious if you see the the alternative strategy to be : - to hold the SFH long enough for appreciation + CF to cover the $500k + taxes on those capital gains if selling?

They can use alternative rent models (STR, MTR, rent by room, etc) to increase cash flow. 

How do I track my material hours on my investment property in order to take depreciated losses against my W2 income.What is the best way to track my hours to make sure I get to 100 hours and more then anyone other person involved in the STR?

Alternatively, we could do longer rentals and have my wife achieve REP status.