Here are a few suggestions on how you can maximize the wealth of information available: Check out the blogs and podcasts, or take advantage of the search feature (magnifying glass).

We also have a PLAN to improve the properties, thus increasing rents and improving cashflow.So, it's important to have a pretty good PLAN about what your goals are!

We often give owners advice before the turnover letting them know that if we turned over the tenant, how we could improve the property, at what cost, and what the rents would improve to.

This typically results in improved cash flow with time.  

Before listing it on an STR platform, I need to make some improvements to my current home.How can I maximize tax write-offs for these improvements?

all of the things your talking about are readily available to you with simple google searches etc.PS BP has work shops that cost some money I have not been but I suspect those would be well worth the money..

Feel free to reach out if you still want some assistance with the search.

I know there’s a limit of 4 unless you get a kennel license, so I’m also searching to find a place in which I can apply to obtain one.

You've earned $132,000 more by splitting your money and leveraging it.Since I've been searching for more deals I have seen one or two that might actually cash flow decently but most seem to be at break even assuming normal expenses, vacancies, etc.I'm just learning my comfort levels with leveraging and trying to take advice from others about managing multiple low cash flow properties vs. one higher value one. 

NYC DOB considers a shelter a 'community facility with sleeping quarters' and may require a special permit for this use.Thanks Abel, You provided me with the right search terms to dig deeper.