Location, upgrades and gorgeous finishes are vital along with a contractor(s) who do exceptional work affordably Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Since then, I have sold all my active investments except 1.  

Your investment property is called §1231 property.

The exception being if there is massive appreciation in the way of a remodel or the market in general.You can do your own research to see if what this guy is peddling is of value.

.: Wondering if losses from passive rental income (I.e. long distance property managed by third party) could offset capital gains from stocks? 

If Cambridge can pass this, I'd hope and expect that other Boston-area cities use them as an example and start to adopt similar changes.I take exception to this statement.

Property is 4/2, 2000sq ft.

Because the Property Class dictates the Class of the tenant pool that the property will attract.

We don't allow "deal making" except for in the CLASSIFIEDS forum.

Property management is huge when investing out of state.