If you meet this first test, you are a REP...now determine if you can use the benefits of it.2) if you or your spouse meet test 1, THEN you can make an election to combine all your RENTAL activities together for purposes of determining if materially participate in your rental activities.  3) So you met test 1, made the election under #2 - now you see if you materially participate in your rental activities. 

Here are the ways you can qualify for material participation per IRS publication 925: https://www.irs.gov/publications/p925#en_US_2023_publink1000...Material participation tests.You materially participated in a trade or business activity for a tax year if you satisfy any of the following tests.1.

The benefit of going conventional is being able to purchase an MFH without the stringent property guidelines, self sufficiency test, and longer escrow on an FHA loan. 

It seems like you’re positioning yourself perfectly for that with the 50% rule, 750-hour test, and material participation.When it comes to underwriting multifamily deals, just keep in mind that depreciation is not considered part of operating expenses, but mortgage interest is.

Take the GC test.  

Going to test mid-term rentals on a studio unit above a coach house.

But we have a lot of interaction with guests before they ever arrive - we require a photo ID of whomever has booked our house (and the name and info has to match the booking info), a working cell phone number that we will send a test message to by text to confirm it belongs to the guest (or is at least in their possession), and we converse with them to let them know what to expect from us (and if we have any specific concerns we share those as well) - for example, this week if we had anyone scheduled to arrive we would be discussing the incoming hurricane. 

Big enough to have some staff and some marketing reach, local name recognition, battle tested, etc.4.

It’s wise to run different stress tests on your budget to see how it handles fluctuating interest rates, higher costs, potentially lower market valuations, or worst-case-scenario acts of God.b.

I don't advertise on Craigslist and FB marketplace-I rely on word of mouth  so people know before they come to my house they WILL be tested multiple times a week and WILL have to go to AA meetings, do their chores and be a TEAM player with the rest of the house.