@Steven DeMarco Yep, lots of people promoting STRs as a way to easy wealth - and most have something to sell!

As real estate-focused accountants we cannot promote our services on BP as it is against forum rules.

If it’s not stated - and in my opinion, this is a material fact - my intuition says that they hope you’ll never challenge them, especially in court.

Its not unusual that your insurance premium jumped, but I’m wondering if the jump was so drastic only because you switched to a landlord policy, or if its because your insurance policy is renewing and taking into account increased costs of labor and materials.

I believe my wife and I pass all the test under REPS and material participation.

That, a few podcasts, a few select books, and a couple of subscriptions choke full of info material (less than 100$/month), maybe a couple mentorship programs (for less than 2K/year), and a lot of action on your part and you'll be a lot better than paying $$K for "gurus".To rephrase, do you have more money than you know what to do with or an urgent need to get it to work for you, together with a lot of time on your hands ready to take massive action?

I'm also open to suggestions on other (post covid hopefully) reading material, podcasts and resources. 

Materials won’t be that much a couple hundred maybe.  

Earning Superhost status on Airbnb or Premier Host status on VRBO boosts your rental's visibility, as these platforms prioritize promoting top-rated properties in their algorithms.Equally important is understanding your ideal guest avatar.

Her work in this way again is not influenced at all by if it is an LLC in her name, your name, or both - it is based on actual hours worked.IF and AFTER you meet the above tests, you need to prove that you materially participate in your RENTAL trades or businesses, generally this is at least 500 hours per year, but there are other tests as well.If you qualify for all of the above, now you can use tax losses from rental real estate to offset W-2 income.