I‘m trying to get to my bottom line and having never bought a note before, it was proving difficult.

Lived in bottom unit for two years and listed the top unit on AirBnB.

On another topic, I'm finding it hard to weed through the wholesale chain to get to the bottom asking price...

You have more choices, and BiggerPockets has forums dedicated to financing, such as this one, and some good articles like this one or this other one.Tax deduction for the mortgage interest should really be at the bottom of your list of considerations, if at all.

The USA is the opposite, high borrowing costs, but appreciation if timed right.I would recommend building a 800 FICO for FREE and a 80 PAYDEX LLC for a few hundred, saving cash, and waiting for the next bottom.

Bottom line is that it costs us a lot more under the booking platform than when it was an advertising platform. 

We are nervous as this will be our first investment and since both of us have full time careers, we are currently looking for a passive investment where we can invest with someone and learn from the bottom up.

This usually only causes maintenance trouble down the line because the paint traps water up against the brick.Also, landscaping trim up the bushes, maybe some plantings along the bottom of the buildings.Lastly, what about a low white fence in front of the grass extending from each building to the center walkway.

I had the flooring, the paint, the rubber cove base, the willingness to do it. 

Basically she comes up with new policies against landlords and the rest of the city council rubber stamps it.