If I am filing jointly with my wife and she manages the STR (and passes materially participate test), can we still benefit from this?

Some people use the U-Haul data. 

BiggerPockets groups —lots of solid resources and a supportive community here or at local REI meetups; you'll find folks willing to share tips (and maybe even some potential partners).Here are some other strategies that could also help you scale faster:Partnerships/Joint Ventures: Teaming up with others, especially experienced investors or people with capital but limited time.

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The purpose was for us to fix up the property and to flip it.Ownership Structure: My aunt and I are joint tenants, each holding a 50/50 ownership stake in the property.

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As long as one person is a real estate professional, you can usually use rental losses offset joint income.

These are some options that I am considering. 1) Getting an LLC and a Joint Venture agreement to partner with a long time friend of mine but somehow separate our business from our individual marriages?

The wall will raise the ceiling in the winter and crack it at the top of the wall in the bedroom, but you can't see that crack at the high side of the floor because the separation is on the back side of the wall / ceiling joint.

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