The idea behind this preferential tax treatment is to not penalize an individual with higher taxes if they had to sell their home to move for a job or other outstanding circumstances.

Might use some online visualization tools.

The young woman applicant works in Melbourne at a treatment center, makes decent money but also has documented trust fund income. 

I think MA gets a bad rap as “tenant friendly”—most of the refs are simply about fair treatment, but in any case NH has a more “landlord friendly” reputation.

I'd go visually inspect the unit, and take a picture of it in their presence (that way they know you have a record ...

You also need to make sure you use the second house enough for it to qualify as a personal vacation retreat.Go beyond these two holdings, and you'll find the tax treatment of real estate decidedly different.When you own rental property, the IRS classifies that as a passive investment.In general, the tax code views passive activities as those in which you do not, in the words of the IRS, "materially participate" in the investment.