Those people overlooking what it means to “materially participate”Here’s the Material Participation Criteria:Spend more than 500 hours on the short-term rental businessDo substantially everything for the STR businessSpend more than 100 hours on the activity and no one other individual spends more time than you doSignificant participation activity for more than 100 hours, and your combined activity in all significant participation activities exceeds 500 hoursParticipating in the business for five of the 10 previous taxable yearsPersonal service activity (non income-producing) for three of the previous taxable yearsRegular, continuous, provable participation in the business for more than 100 hoursA Cautionary Tale: The Story of JacksonLet's take a moment to learn from the mistakes of others.

Breakeven Analysis: I’ve read about calculating my breakeven occupancy rate, but I’d love to know more about how others in rental arbitrage set up and interpret this analysis.If anyone has a process or checklist for analyzing potential arbitrage properties, I’d really appreciate it!

Utilize VA Loan Guide, BP Calculators, and Contract Templates.Good luck!

I am hoping for lower interest rates but I calculated I would need the rate to be low 3’s to break even.  

Here's a bit more in detail about how rates are calculated for DSCR loans:1.

The profit-sharing agreement, signed directly with the lot owner, should outline the terms of splitting the net profits after the sale, including how expenses are calculated and timelines for payouts. 

However, these are the ones most commonly used:Five-of-Ten-Year Test: You must have materially participated in the activity for any five of the past ten years.500-Hour Test: You must have materially participated in the activity or activities for 500 hours in the current tax year.Step 3: Calculation your participation hoursEnsure you are tracking your participation hours.

Calculate costs with inline meters on the electric and water.

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

To address this, we verify the property owner per government records and use this information to vet imposters.Anything that seems suspicious will lead to us requesting an acceptable Letter of Explanation to address.Analyze IncomeMany landlords require a month of paystubs from applicants and just use these to calculate a monthly qualifying income.