Don’t forget, you get all the appreciation without paying taxes while it’s earned.

I find it a great way to earn additional compensation as long as its a deal I like with conservative leverage and strong operators I trust. 

The FHA rules/regs (in particular the FHA self-sufficiency test) are applied the same across all markets, and I know for a fact that in rural communities across the country, and big cities that are not particularly desirable places to live, it's not a deal-breaker, I am not commenting on those areas. 

In 2021, my company earned just under $1,000,000 in net revenue and I personally pocketed about $325,000.

If you pay cash, you don't have a payment, but effectively you are giving up an income stream if the cash had been in a bond or ETF and earning you either interest or appreciation. 

Excited to learn while I earn.

If you tie the bonus to early renewals, a bad employee will renew bad tenants just to earn a quick buck.

Part of those cuts included the short-term rental tax loophole, a strategy real estate investors can use to help mitigate their rental income tax by offsetting earned income with real estate losses, and could be renewed or extended.  

You're spending X to save(earn) Y.

But if I sell it and put that money in the stock market and earn let’s say 8% I would make $40,000 on the same money.