These deductions reduce your taxable income, which helps maximize your profits.Finally, real estate provides diversification for your investment portfolio.

I'm working on various projects to get it ready to rent and reduce the immediate capex expenditures once a tenant is in there. 

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Also it would mean I get a different tenant pool for example travel medical professionals, displaced people due to insurance claims, digital nomads, etc and I really want to expand my knowledge outside of long term tenants and challenge myself to have a diverse portfolio of real estate! 

Paying down your mortgage may reduce the entire term of the loan and save you thousands if you actually hold the property that long without refinancing. 

I am in the process of purchasing 3 properties all right next two each other. 1 multifamily and 2 commercial office space of which we plan on using a significant portion of for our medical practice.

I liked the reduced crowds more intimate event than especially last year’s event.  

To reduce expenses.

In your situation, it sounds like the primary focus for you is more a quality of life play (reducing your commute time), and the STR may allow you to break even cash flow wise? 

Of course blaming me, complaining about other people, talking about her medical issues and son and how they need a place without stairs and need to move, and on and on.How are other landlords handling this?