@John Woodrich There is a distinction between true cash flow and artificial cash flow.

Deductible SEP-IRA contributions are distinct from depreciation - while depreciation represents "paper losses," SEP-IRA contributions represent real changes to to your business and personal cash-flow; the money contributed to a SEP are real dollars that can only be used by the SEP.

Making sure to make a clear distinction between your rental business and your personal finances, nothing says you can't add a few months rent to their account out of your own pocket, via some cash to your PM.

Account ClosedNice to see you participating in the forums ... and the small step forward of dropping one of your frequent {stuffed} keywords from your post.The handling of a squatter vs a tenant will undoubtedly differ with jurisdictions, so the ultimate advice is to consult your legal counsel on the matter.The crucial distinction - at least here - that that a squatter had no legal right to be at the premises and is essentially in trespass / illegal possession of the property.  

If these were two distinct projects, then you can start depreciating the first one in 2017.

However I don't think it's necessarily investing in the Warren Buffett sense of the word.I'm interested in if everyone thinks this is a distinction worth  making?

This is along the lines of another 'ninja in training' idea, but I may have heard of someone being an 'administrative consultant' for another, not a PM.There may be a few distinct things one cannot do without being licensed.

So be clear on the distinction. 

That is an important distinction because you are pulling money out of the market to borrow it.

There are a few court cases that have been commonly cited to support contributing the property into a separate, different, and distinct entity after the 1031 Exchange has been completed.