I ask a lot of hard questions, they get angry and accuse me of wanting to destroy the earth or something, and then we eventually part ways.I think it's highly unlikely, even in the best of markets.

I am in the process of converting my old home on the mesa into a vrbo hopefully.

The end goal would be to convert these to permitted ADUs, but I don't plan on doing that right away. 

If not, #3   3) the loss that was suspended because you didn't meet 1 and 2 can be used if you have other passive income or when you eventually dispose of the property.  

Biden is currently trying to raise that tax to 28% which makes me nervous, because we are just deferring the tax so in the end we would be paying a lot more in taxes eventually, rather than the 15% now… still thinking on it.

Zoning is important and also the cost to convert the property and how well that can be done. 

You'll build up a pipeline of folks to keep following up with who will eventually become buyer, seller, and/or investor clients.Lastly, please keep in mind that this is a business like any other.

The other tenant already owes about $2700 and their rent is only $1500 so I’d rather hold off and also go to court knowing I’ll have to eventually try and get the back pay through small claims.

The structure I am looking at used to be an old schoolhouse (about 1600 Sqft) and our vision is to convert it into a cool/quirky AirBNB.

I am planning on moving into my rentals before selling them so that I can convert them back into owner occupied to take advantage of the 2/5 rule.Best of luck.