For the purpose of deducting operating expenses and depreciation - yes, after it was rehabbed and listed.

So regarding the distance rule, I found early that it was 50 miles from your primary if you are going to be depreciating the property and claiming deductions if renting it.

Can I qualify as a Real Estate Professional and deduct all losses from my W-2 income?

Taxes are typically classified as expenses and deducted as current operating expenses.   

I am wondering what a fair deduction would be from rent due to there being basically no kitchen in a 1br attached mil set up.

If a 3' square section was already damaged, I would deduct that from the total cost.Luxury Vinyl Plank (LVP) is the way to go.

Lastly regarding insurance, what is your deductible?

To become an REP you have to:- spend 750hrs or more in real estate investing activities (looking at zillow, watching BP youtube videos, actual property mgt, etc)- spend more time on real estate activities than any other single area (like a w2 job)My wife is a REP while I work at a W2, this allows us to take deductions from passive investing against our active income and saves us thousands of dollars every year on taxes.

The loss on the real estate is fully deductible.

Taxes, insurance, depreciation, maintenance and interest are all deductible.