The good thing about Jacksonville, FL is that Florida does not have a state income tax.Georgia does have a state income tax.The one important thing to recognize about Georgia is that they don't recognize bonus depreciation.

There are other bonuses to hiring a spouse for your business such as the ability to open a Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan.

We have used various methods to save up for down-payment funds: we set aside pay raises instead of consuming them, re-enlistment bonus sums, tax-free income from deployments, an inheritance check, the tax-free savings account while deployed...And so forth.  

@Loic Billiau we are buying in Memphis strictly for Cash Flow and any appreciation would be a bonus.

I have 3/1.5 right now but want to expand the downstairs bath to a full bath that attaches to the bonus room down there making the house a 3/2.

Final bonus for California investors is prop 13 will ensure minimal property tax increase so as profits and value increase the taxes stay fairly flat.  

A bonus question : How many months does the bank give a person to pay their mortgage that they are behind on before they foreclose it?

A bonus question : How many months does the bank give a person to pay their mortgage that they are behind on before they foreclose it?

Appreciation will then be your bonus for good work done and finding cash flow will ensure your purchases have a legitimate margin of safety.

IMO Trump wins, taxes get cut, rates go up, import tariffs go up, thus forcing business to move back to the states with the added bonus of cheaper cooperate taxes, means lots of jobs, it's basically free money, and cheaper to do business in America vs somewhere else.Any good business person knows, it's not your product that makes your company successful, it's your people, so hire a lot of them.