Can anyone help explain how this works for an investment property?  In order to arrive at an estimated value of tax deductions for a rental property would you:A) Add up your annual depreciation, operating expenses and...

The later I believe is attainable through real estate investing.I am a happily married father of 2, and I currently run the Audio Visual department for the Hyatt Valencia, soon that will include the Double Tree Bakersfield.  

For clarification, this unit is located in los angeles, california

Some clarification on those limits would be really appreciated.Lastly, Does anyone have advice on how to get realistic estimates when running numbers?

@Andrew Flora late to the game but reading through the responses you got, I hope you reached out to an attorney for clarification. 

I'll keep that clarification of the 50% rule in mind.

Shane Woods, gotcha thanks for the clarification.

I was unable to see any clarification from the above site.

Anyway, still happy to help you get things up and running, as always.Hope this provides some clarification. 

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