Plus any additional capital you put in.So if you bought a house for 100k, sold it for 200k, took that 200k and invested it into a new property with a 1031 exchange.

W-2, 1099, etc.) with passive income/loss from my rentals (STR, LTR) is to meet the IRS requirements for Real Estate Professional Status or REPS (this also requires material participation in addition to specific requirements to be considered a REPS).Very unlikely that you will qualify for REPS with only an STR and a local property manager.

Why would you continue to make additional investments after you were promised distributions and received zero on a couple deals?

Current plan is to take out an equity loan on the property (tax rolls have it at ~$300k) and use some additional cash to build 4 units, then refi, then build additional units until we have ~20 doors on the property. 

In addition to joining the seller to the buyer at the hip for several years/decades when the seller wants a clean break, the properly-discounted, risk-weighted, money to be received by the seller is less than the immediate sale price.

I asked  how many staff members they now have and was surprised to hear its still the same 3 partners with no additional employees or support.

Additionally, it gives you the flexibility to sell or lease the properties individually in the future.One potential downside is the costs associated with subdividing or creating separate LLCs, including legal fees, taxes, and administrative expenses.

The rule I use is to double the money after five years in case you need to sell.Meaning, with your initial investment of 132k (down payment plus initial closing costs), and considering an additional 5% closing fee of the home’s value when you sell (roughly another 30k for agent and lawyer fees), your total upfront cost plus closing on sale would be around 162k.

I’m not sure which one is the most realistic.BP Rental Property Calculator Rental Calculator: https://www.calculator.net/rental-property-calculator.htmlWealth Optimizer: https://www.rpmengage.com/wealth-optimizer Zillow: https://www.zillow.com/rental-manager/resources/rental-prope...In addition to the ones listed above, I’ve also downloaded Excel spreadsheets from a couple of other sources.

Additionally, you’ll need to account for "depreciation recapture"—the depreciation deductions claimed during the rental period must be taxed.For example, consider a property purchased for $310,000, rented for six years, and then converted into a primary residence for two years before being sold for $510,000.