Although I stress again that cash flow less taxes is a number only relevant to one taxpayer-property owner.

These rules restrict the amount of passive activity losses that can be deducted against other income for taxpayers with high incomes.Form 8582 is used to calculate and report passive activity losses and credits.

For individual taxpayers selling their principal residence, the IRS does provide an exemption up to $250,000 of the capital gains for single filers and up to $500,000 for married couples filing jointly.

Deductibility depends on the type of charity and is also subject to a percentage of the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income.

Thanks.Sure, I would guess that most people not well-versed in property investments don't understand the amount of tax payable when you exit the investment.

Taxpayers are constantly striving to be able to make more money.

And evaluating the track record is a call that's made first by the taxpayer or their CPA, and ultimately by an IRS auditor (should one get involved). it is very true that the IRS cares about intent with respect to capital gains in real estate -- I've certainly seen cases where the statutory timelines were less important and the identified intent of the investor.with respect to determining whether you qualify as a developer or an investor, it's much more of a "forest" than the "trees"...so holding any given investment for 14 months prior to a flip is certainly no guarantee of receiving long-term capital gains treatment.I hope this helps.  

This is allowed once per 12 months per taxpayer.   

However, as the owner you still need to spend more than 50% of personal services and more than 750 hours on the real estate business on your own.Alternatively, short-term rentals are generally treated as active business income and therefore are eligible to offset w-2 income.Navigating the Real Estate Professional Rules"When measuring material participation, a married taxpayer is required to count any hours performed by his or her spouse, even if the spouse does not own an interest in the business or if no joint return is filed.32 While this rule is advantageous because it makes it more likely the taxpayer materially participates in the real property trade or business, it is a trap for the unwary in the real estate professional context, as discussed below in Step 3.""

This is out of an article that should help you get your research started: A taxpayer may not deduct losses sustained in the demolition of buildings and their structural components.