Would the STR loophole be a way to write off large RE losses this if you don't have REPs status?

The goal would be to refinance after 5 years, use appreciation to pay off 60k, and cash flow would continue to increase over time. 

Take this 💥just-closed renovated property for example💥:With my query of "22757 Charlemont Pl, Woodland Hills, CA 91364 5/4/2400-3050,0.6,300" we get an ARV Estimate that is ~4% off, and I picked this at random just scrolling through recently closed in my areaAnd the Market Stats $/sf of renovated property in that Zip Code matches up pretty well, so I know the ARV estimate is realistic:You can also run Agent Stats to find/get in touch with the real top-agents in that area so you can triple-verify everything and/or list it with them when you are done.With the above, I am able to quickly vet every new deal that comes my way and spend more time on the good ones.

Does anyone know where I can find off market properties to purchase for rentals???

where do I start, Outdated fuel box need to be replace, had to add a French drain due to flooding. etc etc  I think I would of been better off being my own GC doing everything myself. 

For example, did you retire various assets that need to be written off? 

I appreciate it, and I will feel better about my decision not to pay all the major holidays, get off the hourly wage payment, and offer bonuses when deserved.

I have smart roku tvs in some rooms, and just added roku devices in others, and the remotes always end up in the wrong rooms and I spend 20 minutes just figuring out what goes where (I'm going to cure that next time I'm there with my handy-dandy "take the battery cover off and put a sticker in there with the location written on it" filing system that I use for the hard TV remotes).Here's a tip I don't know if anyone else uses: on the TVs that I have Roku devices on, and use that Roku remote to operate the TV, I put a piece of velcro on the back of the TV and a piece on the back of the original TV remote, then I stick the TV remote to the back of the TV (in a spot that's not obvious unless you are looking).

From an investor point of view for return on investment single family homes continue to be the best bang for the buck.Rental demand was off by about 10% for the year.

The only reason I didn’t rip off the bandaid and raise rents the full $500 is because I planned to switch it to where the tenants will be paying for their own heat.