All,Need help understanding personal income tax benefits of SFR depreciation, would be great if you can comment:Lets say one is not a real estate professional then, AFAIU depreciation (straight line or cost segregation based or bonus depreciation) in addition to other expenses like interest, management etc, can be used to offset against passive income for that year. 

A bonus tip for you is that if someone bought a house at retail price as their primary residence, it almost never makes a good rental property based on cash flow.

As mentioned above, offering a consulting fee/bonus at closing can definitely help.#2 you will definitely need to speak with a securities attorney.

I think you would be better off calling it bonus space or a playroom.

Bonus points if in OZ, as I have some co-investors who have large capital gains that they want to roll over into OZ zones.2. 

When you sell if the house appreciates than that is a nice added bonus.

Bonus = no venting required.

Although I make and have made good 6 figures for the past 5 years, I recently switched companies and since part of my income is bonus and commission based, my normal bank wants me to wait 2 yrs to before I would be safe to do a refi.

If none of this happens then you get a nice bonus at the end of your flip!

I informed the tenant we would be raising the rent to $950, believing this is quite generous considering the comps.