You have to combine all of the above to test what works best in your market, then tweak it depending on the results.

Yardi has a light (cheaper) version out that might be worth a look but have not tested it myself yet.

Here is an article that discusses whether or not it is advantageous to finance your home from a taxation perspective:Tax DeductionOf course it helps, but I think the point of the comments above is that you shouldn't count on the deduction because Congress can change that fairly easily as is evidenced in the articles floating the test balloons again.

The citation above is exceedingly clear that the 3-year mark is the litmus test for leases being considered "sales."

I have heard of people using this in the past to sell real estate, however none were assignment of contracts.I would like to see this tested

There are different thresholds and tests for sales tax, income tax, property taxes and other taxes.What constitutes "doing business" is a legal definition defined by each state.

Is there a set of tests to determine whether or not the venture is suddenly "active" and thus subject to UDTI?

In order to test this theory, hire a flat-fee broker, put the property in the mls, and offer a typical 3% commission.

, so I threw my first idea out to test the waters.

Took the class, passed the test, decided not to license because I do mostly rentals anyway.