I'm not a CPA (although I do know a great one that specializes in RE specifically) but you can run a cost segregation study to accelerate depreciation into the first year to help on taxes (although this is phasing out, but can still be powerful), and may help with your plan to do Roth conversions. 

And your heirs will always be grateful for the tax free legacy of wealth you left Them.Post being - Deferring tax on real estate is even more powerful than investing in a tax deferred IRA or 401K because there are several off ramps to eliminate the tax throughout your entire life - and beyond.

If you think yours is going into the sanitary sewer connected to the toilet, that's a lot of water to put into that system quickly, you might want to do the same listening technique that I did.

They also mentioned their would by extra cost on their power bill “which they are responsible for” from having to run the well pump for an hour or 2 to shock and flush the system!

However, house hacking is a POWERFUL strategy for getting your foot through the door.

@Mike AuerbachYep, extremely powerful tool.

@Graeme HarrisGive notice to the tenants and any unknown occupantsWe typically have an attorney handle this as it is more powerful when it comes from them in my opinion.If you do it yourself I would either send certified mail or hand deliver it to them and acknowledge receiptYour location may have specific rules on what is considered service

Will you need a generator backup if there isn't reliable power there? 

The magical power of a personal guarantee by an officer of the company is that it aligns the spending preferences of the company with those of the guarantor, which will just happen to align with your preferences.Truly an amazing power, in my opinion.

But beyond that we used many techniques that nowadays are either seldom used or totally misused by the undercapitalized, poorly educated and totally naive disciples of irresponsible “gurus”.