Try to keep your nose clean this time.  

That means your STR losses, especially if you do a cost segregation to accelerate depreciation (don't forget about deducting furniture, supplies, utilities, cleaning, and repairs) can offset your W-2 or other active income.So even if you can’t hit REPs in 2025 because of your W-2 job, you may have already qualified for the STRs rules without realizing it.

Early focus should be clean ops and risk control: strong lease, proper disclosures, solid insurance plus an umbrella, and fixing safety issues fast.

Always test any cleaning solution on a small, inconspicuous area first to ensure it won't damage the material.

That means there is a large pool of clean fresh water on site.  

Restructuring a portfolio later from retitling properties, updating insurance, revising leases, notifying lenders, and cleaning up years of past operations is far more expensive and disruptive than forming the correct entities upfront.2.

•If they clean up and stop, you can’t evict over past incidents—but repeated violations mean new notices, and judges usually side with landlords if there’s a documented pattern.4.

The key is having clean hour logs, especially once cleaners, handymen, or contractors are involved.

My cleaning crew hasn't gotten there yet, but I'm assuming there will be more damage. 

Some want a clean exit without discounting the price.