You can modify the wording such that she is the primary tenant (ie if they break up, she stays not him). 

Passive Investment - Buying and holding performing notes for interest income and or investing in debt fund/partials ownership Active Investment - Buying non performing notes to either modify to reperformimg or foreclose for real estate ownership; “working” the notes in your portfolio; or “creating” high yielding investments through various meansNote BUSINESS - Running a note fund; syndicating notes, buying and selling notes, creating partials, brokering notes, etc. 

They simply net together.Whether the 20,000 loss is deductible depends on your income, and I can only assume that with a jumbo loan on your primary residence, you earn more than 150,000 modified adjusted gross income.

I believe the US Senate added HR 9395 (the bill to modify bonus depreciation back to 100% for 2023,2024 and 2025) as an amendment to the FAA reauthorization bill in the Senate. 

I believe in practice it does not actually offset the capital gains but reduces my taxable income dollar for dollar with the loss, as long as my Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) is under $150K.

When you say joint venture, you mean modifying the lease terms with the tenant after the fact?

I understand that passive losses cannot reduce your taxable income and must be rolled over to be subtracted from future passive income, UNLESS you meet the special allowance that says you may deduct up to $25k in passive losses from taxable income if your modified AGI is less than $100k that year.

Yes, if you change your single-family home from Short-Term Rental to Long-Term Rental in the second year of ownership, you would need to adjust the depreciation schedule for tax purposes.Recall for residential rental properties, the IRS allows a depreciation period of 27.5 years under the Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS).

Regarding Form 3115, we provide a draft form as a resource and reference for your accountant, for them to review and modify if necessary.

The IRS considers fence replacements as improvements that extend the life or value of the property, even if it’s replacing an old, damaged fence.The depreciation period for a fence on a rental property is 15 years under the Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS).