What I think that you need to look at is also the rent to tax ratio on the property as it seems that this is never discussed as a measurement of value. 

Do you have security measures in place to protect the property and guests?

For instance, make sure you're setting the sq footage (I typically flex 200 sq feet on either side) and the correct unit type (apt/condo instead of house, which can only be done via laptop).For other tools, I would suggest looking at the available rentals in that area and how they measure up to your prospective property.

Now that I outlined the baseline to measure myself against. 

That means you have to pass the real estate professional exception and then the material participation test.A real estate professional for Federal tax purposes is based on measurable efforts found in two tests, and not on state level designations or occupations.

Both are essentially measuring the same thing: return on capital invested.As such, they track together.

Might be important for accounting measures..but not for this strategy. 

Raising interest rates to increase jobless rate and slow inflation is still a viable measure.  

@Mike Lambert Well you can also open a bank account in DR and build your “credit” (we do not have uses a measure like “credit scores”) and with your SSN, your W2 or 1099, passports and a bill you can go to any bank and try to apply for a “mortgage” or a Loan.

Metro areas is a better measure for thinking about taxes, COL and Income.