Again, others might feel differently here.3) property level due diligence: (takes seconds to weeks per deal): here is where I drill in with the low-level details.a) pro forma popping: I examine all the assumptions, and see if they are overoptimistic or not.

A lot of your assumptions are quite optimistic, very little room for the inevitable headwinds. 

We are operating on the assumption that Lakewood market is pretty matured at this time.All thoughts welcome!

@Craig Bowman Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a Class A property in Class D area, what quality of tenant will you get?

If you acquire the property in the middle of November(Assumption of November 15th), you will need to clock in about 2 hours a day.You might be able to log in a lot of the hours as you furnish and rehab the property leaving you with 30-minutes / 1 hour towards each guest check in / check out.It is do-able but obviously, sometimes, the more time the better.

@Michael Rostwhenever anyone says 'great cash flow,' I don't even need to know what state or city it's in - if it's a long term rental with conventional financing at today's interest rates, it's not happening unless unrealistic assumptions are being made like zero repairs, zero capex, zero vacancy ever, zero turnover ever, and 8% rent growth forever.post the numbers here if you want a review.

I also assume from your profile that you live either in TX or in AZ, and both of them are community property states which matters.If all of my assumptions are correct, there are no tax consequences.

@Abel Eskinder since you're out of the country, you'll probably want to give some thought to our copy & paste info below:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a Class A property in Class D area, what quality of tenant will you get?

Based on your assumption that you and your spouse file jointly, I agree with the others in the comments.

I know certain things like insurance, etc. can't be deducted.Are there are big missteps I should make sure I'm not making in my assumptions/landmines I shouldn't step on to make sure I can deduct these expenses and receive the right rebates in my tax returns at the end of the year?