@Chris Mahoo, rule one of investing: if the investment only makes sense because of the "tax advantages" it is NOT a good investment.  

The capital required for Denver, and limited cash flow makes it a tough market to get your next one.

You came along last year and bought the property for $300,000 as an investment property.So in year one, your taxes were based off the previous owner's purchase price of the $100,000 plus any annual tax increases since they owned it.  

I've decided that finding "deals" in Arizona is unnecessary as there are other markets that one need not search high and low to find something that can produce a decent cash-on-cash return.

Using a recent example from one of my deals, I saw firsthand how inaccurate comps, misclassifications, and unfair adjustments could impact an appraisal by tens of thousands of dollars.I’d love to hear from other investors—have you ever had to dispute an appraisal?

Take it one step at a time, and you’ll get there.

As already mentioned, you could sell via seller financing to lower AGI, as all you would have to claim is the payment income - until balloon payment received.Did know an investor that had 14 properties paid off and he moved into one every two years to then sell with the $250k single exemption.

Real estate investing can be an effective way to build long-term wealth, and among the various strategies, one has gained significant popularity over the years: BRRRR.

Most nearby cities are the same.Even in the Denver-adjacent cities that do allow non-owner occupied STRs, they vary widely -- some have caps on STRs, some cap the nights rentable as an STR, some cap the number of vacation rentals one owner can have, etc. etc.This is all to say, first know where you can do Airbnb, then start running numbers.

I didn't see a need for a holding company but if someone wants one, you can just use another LLC as the holding company.