Given you aren't clearly a prorata split of everything (IE both names on title, mortgage, etc), Partnership treatment would be much more supportable than as a TIC.If you have an agreement in your JV that you are sharing the expenses and revenue of the venture, the JV certainly gets to claim those valid expenses, including the mortgage interest.If the property was never in service and was being renovated, that interest may not have been deductible anyways and it is possible it could have been required to capitalize it into the renovation, in which case you'll recapture it by your share of depreciation.

This framework should be comprehensive, covering all key areas of property management including financial management, tenant relations, routine and emergency maintenance, legal compliance, and property marketing.Identify the critical traits, skills, experiences, and credentials that distinguish a high-quality property management company.

If you're going the umbrella insurance route, perhaps see if it will cover you for several things including just the routine slip and fall (like mold or earthquake).

By net I mean take home pay after direct booking fees, including cleaning.

That includes salt and pepper shakers.

This seller also owns a really beautiful parcel of land next door that they're willing to include in the sale.

. 😊  I've been thinking more about your question based on my LA experience, and some great advice I've read from three days of lurking here on BP from some RE veterans, based less on my fantasy but more on what I would do with your idea to start out at 1.5 and move into 3-5 million houses.First, it's all going to come down to your goals, here's a quote about that from Don Konipol (from the forum post https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/519/topics/1150499-the-...Quote from @Don Konipol:IMO, the financial reasons for investing in real estate include 1- Asset Preservation2- Increase Wealth3- Current Income4- Tax MinimizationWhile these four are not mutually exclusive, the more you benefit in one area the less will be the benefit in the others, given normal market conditions, unless you uncover something everyone else has missed.

There's a good amount of folks doing BRRRR here in Pueblo, myself included!

-When this does happen, we always try to be involved with investors to come up with viable solutions, including rent gap coverage when needed.

Unfortunately, this trip is only to Houston and Dallas but future trips will include San Antonio.