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How to Obtain “Real Estate Professional Status”: A Major Tax-Saving Opportunity

American Apartment Owners Association

At its core, this status allows investors to reclassify their rental property activities from passive to non-passive. Without REPS, the depreciation and other losses from your rental properties would only offset income from other passive investments. Normally, passive losses can only offset passive income.

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How to Obtain “Real Estate Professional Status”: A Major Tax-Saving Opportunity

American Apartment Owners Association

At its core, this status allows investors to reclassify their rental property activities from passive to non-passive. Without REPS, the depreciation and other losses from your rental properties would only offset income from other passive investments. Normally, passive losses can only offset passive income.

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Best Passive Real Estate Investments: The Lazy Investor’s Guide

SparkRental

The Big Picture On The Best Passive Real Estate Investments: Passive real estate investing allows you to earn returns without the hassle of managing properties—options include REITs, crowdfunding platforms, private notes, and syndications. I’ve owned dozens of rental properties since 2005. Today, however, I own none. Not at all.