Just don’t fall into a trap of spending money unnecessarily to try to reduce taxes.

My solution: mouse traps! 

Trapped equity???

I do have a long-term rental in my portfolio, but it is in the town where my husband was born - so we knew the tenants beforehand and keep a close eye on the situation.

I flew there and walked the house, looked pretty turnkey rental grade): $1029 GFCI outlets, downspouts and guards, drywall, paint, bathroom vent$4615 (new AC unit since unit was stolen before tenant moved in, didn't file insurance claim because didn't want my premium to go up) $600 (water line, gas line, P trap)$60 lawn mowing$112  thermostat repairMy opinion is that Class C is better for local investors who are on site and know how to do repairs and self manage.

For example:Second, under their "About us" link, click on "Management" and you'll see a "Meet the Team" page where there's the following photo/info for this James LaPushner fellow you mentioned (which says he was born in New Zealand):However, if you do a reverse Google image search on this photo, you'll find that it's posted on several other sites, including this one: https://planetaseminarov.ru/people/konstantin-baksht.htmlHere's a photo of him from this page:This page is written in Russian, but if you translate it, it says his name is Konstantin Baksht, he lives in Moscow Russia, and he is the owner and CEO of the international consulting company Baksht Consulting Group. 

If a "deal" only has 1 profitable exit strategy, it isn't a "deal", it's a bull-trap. 

Rules and restrictions, and traps that don't apply to any other kind of businesses, only the rental market.I think this puts the landlord on the defense.

No way that toilet worked multiple days with vape in s trap so last guest definitely were responsible for the vape in the toilet.  

Born and raised in Maryland!