I would lose the monthly expense which I consider my return.  

Your Passive Allowed/Activity Losses (PAL) will be reconciled on f8582 and brought onto SchE if allowed.Again for rentals, its basically your Rents - expenses - depreciation.Does that help?

Anyone from a housewife with no work experience to a former Navy enlisted sailor can become a realtor in 8 weeks and THEN help a Buyer or Seller make decisions on the most expensive asset most people will ever own. ( Think about that for an hour or two) The real purpose of Real Estate School is to familiarize a prospective Agent with the Laws that the BROKER must follow and keep the BROKER out of trouble. . 

You need to know that the average daily rate will cover your fixed monthly expenses (rent, utilities, insurance, vendor services) at 40% occupancy!

In fact Real Estate is one of the only investments where buying more expensive property is a safer and smarter play. 

The federal tax code establishes stringent criteria, including guest stays limited to seven days on average and the provision of basic hotel-like services, to qualify for this advantageous tax treatment.Understanding the mechanics of the short-term rental tax loophole is imperative.

Our absorption rate (time it takes to run out of inventory if buyers keep buying at the current pace and sellers stop selling completely) has been averaging less than 3 weeks for a couple of years, but in January we were up over 1 month. 

(It's more expensive) Or just ask them to get something close to they style and send me a picture before replacing. 

Client acquisition is time consuming, competitive, and can be expensive if you don't do it right.

That can be an expensive challenge.