Even developers building DG's hardly make anything on them so it's a volume game from a tenant constantly expanding even into the crappiest of locations and areas.

FWIW file.. owners I know here in the northwest that have MF are constantly being cold called by Commerical brokers who already know what their clients will pay..

We file taxes jointly and will still intend on keeping these properties as long term rentals.

I am scheduled to get my real estate license in the next few weeks and am constantly trying to educate myself every day.

The brokerages fight against each other to win listings from pension funds, insurance companies, Reit's, developers, etc. as it can be a constant stream of business for volume versus ONE OFF listing transactions.I specialize helping buyers exclusively on the buy side more.

The underwriters kicked it back saying she could only claim half of the rental income of the property because we filed taxes as married filing jointly last year.  

However, the risk with renting to students is the increased operating expenses that come with constantly maintaining the property which will cut into your cash flow.

Remember your spouses won’t have control of the asset unless they are in there now when you die, absent certain trust documents in place.I’m not an accountant- but I have to work with them constantly.

Or you could look at older filings and contact those that eventually were awarded the joint property.

If it was used as your primary residence two of the last 5 years you can use IRC 121 which allows gains on a primary residence to be free and clear up to certsin limits ($250k indiv, $500k joint).