The closing attorney or Title company may be the determiner for an answer and usually at this point in the process as an agent I'd defer to them.As an investor, I think I'd want all this squared away before closing so maybe check with the attorney/closing company.

We hired a tax advisor and were told to get an STR this year to help offset our taxes with the STR loophole...

Superhog - I've been using this for STR but not sure if it would be good with event guests2.

This mindset limits the size of investments I can pursue more than if I did not have this objective.   

Quote from @Michael Zimeri: Hi Marise,This is Michael from Coldwell Banker UAE.I have been in the BiggerPockets community for a few weeks now and from what I have seen is that this community and tools are mostly oriented towards the US market.Regarding analysis for Dubai, I would more than gladly guide you through the Dubai market if you wish!

Well said Jordan, it's not as common in this market to have an ADU but there are some out there.

The reality is I think your going to see a lot of this..

To qualify for material participation, you generally need to meet either the 500-hour or 100-hour rule.

. $2-4 per sf.Rigid Core Vinyl: This material is available in SPC (stone polymer composite) and WPC (wood polymer composite) types.

This is a GREAT post and so true.