Quote from @Michael Overall:I understand the utilities will go to basis, on the interest is it able to be yearly deducted based off the conversation you referenced if using form 4952According to one of my colleagues on that thread - yes.According to court - no.

People were so quick to say he was way off base.   

By the time you do that 4-5 times you should be able to have a paid off home or excess funds to invest in other assets.

In your case, you are probably better off buying a break-even deal in Tampa then a deal with $200 cash flow OOS.

@Chris Kittle off the  top of my head does this helphttps://www.llcuniversity.com/wyoming-llc/

Before finalizing a decision to sell, I thought I’d get some thoughts from the BP forumThe only obvious factor I know to try to head off a problem is to carefully screen applicants.

Work in a balance reduction if you pay it off early?

To be clear, you are not paying off the 80K mortgage.

I’d recommend connecting with an investor-friendly agent in DFW to find off-market deals or fixer-uppers within your budget.

Probably starting mid-year 2025 hopefully those are leased up and stabilized and then we're off to the races again in SGF.You could also just simplify everything and park it in one house in Highland Park.