Assuming you purchased in your IRA for cash as most do, then there's nothing to deduct or depreciate because the income is non-taxable inside the IRA already.

You might find the answers to your questions there but I know that the search function is less then optimal so feel free to send me a DM if you don't easily find what you're looking for.I've never bothered commenting much about Canada because, until recently, it made no sense for US investors to invest in Canada: much less favorable mortgage conditions if they could even get one, much more expensive prices on average and much less profitable on average.

If not, then consider consulting a good tax pro.

As your portfolio starts to increase, you can start creating single-member LLCs where the property is located, and then you can put all these LLCs in a trust.

You can lean into the seasonality of the school year Fall-Spring, then list for MTR in the summer?

Not worth it to me.In my area if the pool has a powered safety cover that can hold body weight, then a barrier fence is not required.

I would love to get a property in the NW DC that is run down, add additional floors and then make it an apartment building.

Once you have done 100-200 deals you can really estimate in you head when you see a deal, so that 100 turns to 5 good ones within minutes and then 1 to get under contact with you to put an offer in. 

If your priority is cash flow, then you need to look at markets that support that.

There are the obvious pros/cons of a duplex but then there are the non-obvious ones that come with being in Detroit.I actually have a fantastic article about this I can share but I'm unable to link to it in this post.