My question would be if this is a single person LLC would the taxes pass through to my personal return so whether it was depreciation or MI it would ultimately be the same?
A single member LLC is considered a disregarded entity by the IRS. All income/expenses for a single member LLC are reported on SCH C as a part of your personal 1040 tax return. However, residential rental real estate produces passive income. So it's not reported on SCH C. All rental income/expenses get reported on SCH E as a part of your personal 1040 tax return. Nothing concerning the rental property would be reported on SCH C. So if rental property is all you have in the LLC, you have no need to file a SCH C at all.
The only way you would report rental income/expenses on SCH C, is if you are "in the business" of renting property and you provide substantial services that are directly beneficial to the tenants on a recurring basis.In other words, your rental activity would have to qualify as a "trade or business" per IRS rules. The IRS defines a trade or business at https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/trade-or-business-defined The typical long term residential rental real estate does not meet that definition.
