You materially participate in an activity if you're involved in the operation of the activity on a regular, continuous, and substantial basis.

Here's the secret: Use a private lender for your down payment/closing costs, and a regular private lender for the debt.

Post regularly to update us on market trends, deals you're analyzing, and any opportunities you think would benefit investors.

Will they lose their ability to deduct bonus depreciation against their regular 9-5 income for all future years?

Your property management company should be doing their due diligence to check on vacant units regularly, especially after a certain period, and keeping you informed during the vacancy.Unfortunately, when it comes to damages caused by a squatter, those typically fall on the property owner, unless your management agreement specifies otherwise (it likely does not).

Regular sale, where you have to pay for pre-sale rehab, commission (5-6%), tax (20-30%), and recapture of depreciation.2.

Keep in mind the other homes on the market may all be over-priced at the moment, which is why it's important to watch the market regularly and build a strong sense of what it's doing.

I live in the Tahoe takes regular upkeep from the snow to the intense sun to wildfire risks. 

Now the rents have skyrocketed over the past year and we find we could be renting to a regular sized family for about $200 less than what we get now!

But then, you have to inspect regularly and become the couch police.