I purchased sub2 a handful of times for fix-and-flip types of situations, where I was in and out of the deal in 3 months.  

Lower Start-Up CostsTraditional real estate investing requires 20%-25% down, making it difficult for many to scale quickly.

Many times the tenants are income based and pay 20-40% wherein only 60-80% may be guaranteed.Aside from the rent percentage issue is pride of ownership.

In US tax law, the depreciable lifespan of an asset is defined by its MACRS classification which stands for “Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System.”Under MACRS, depreciable assets are assigned to different classes, with each class having a specific recovery period.

Thanks so much for your quick response! 

As someone who has house hacked many times and have helped others house hack, I would let you know there's a lot of pros and cons to this strategy!

During the time deployed (last 4 yrs), I rented the home.  

On time, every time. ;)Preference is electronic transfer through my management software.

Watch it for a while, track listings, see what sells and what doesnt, what areas move quickly, etc.

You could do a full MTR during the period you're gone, but for me the best and easiest way to go would be to just rent the other rooms in the house as a LTR.