Asking a fellow RE attorney would be your best bet.

Trail cams are usually motion activated so they only take pictures/video when something is on the screen.

This lack of activity across the board is the biggest concern, hence the interest in contingencies such as deed-in-lieu-of, or similar, in the event that the continued marketing, open houses and aggressive price drops don't generate a buyer.

Rather all activities for the property owned by the entity are reported on the sole member's personal Schedule E of the tax return. 

Rather than giving you the list, first, let me say that you can deduct expenses that meet these two criterions: Ordinary Course of BusinessNecessary in the course of businessHere is the list some of the items:1) Mileage: any mileage that is associated with the rental activity.

I bet my shady self-encumbrance gets bounced, but that's ok. 

Your best bet is to buy a rowhouse, or condo if you can't afford a rowhouse, in an attractive part of the district and rent it out by the room.

Here are some that I've visited and found very useful:https://www.meetup.com/Addicted-to-ROIhttps://www.meetup.com/RealEstateAtWorkhttps://www.meetup.com/Fixated-On-Real-Estate(it doesn't mean that everything else is worthless, only means that I didn't visit all of them ;)Also I found that some actively moderated Facebook groups are also very useful, in particular would recommend WAREI group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/WAREI

@Sam Shueh Another good point, I have been using active listings, market demand, and rentometer to determine rents.

I am active in Monmouth County NJ which is a pretty hot market so if you are interested in working together on multifamily investment properties please contact me.