Unfortunately, we do not yet have enough clarity on how it will be implemented, but it is quite possible that separating flips and rentals will help you maximize this new deduction.5.

Rents were WAY under market at $2,400/month + the previous landlord was paying their electric up to $300/month (which, not surprisingly, the tenants made sure to maximize monthly).

I have plenty of wealth in investment accounts to cover the purchase, but I'm trying to maximize my passive income, so I'd like to leverage a mortgage using my current income to pay for as much of the property as a I can.

In my opinion, they should leave the house as is and try to maximize its rent potential ($1800 each apartment?) 

With a full time job, and just entering into real estate and beginning to build my team, my bandwidth and capacity is maximized. 

As I've mentioned in a prior post, I've become unemployed in my industry of 17 years (banking - mostly in marketing analytics, market strategy and operations strategy - analyzing where to place new and close offices, etc based on market potential), and am considering a career change to maximize my future.

It's my first time trying this so I just want to maximize income (the neighborhood is getting about $1,200 - $1,500/mo for similar units. 

You need to look at it like the business it is and maximize your profits.You mentioned at the end wanting to, “at least get the tenant to cover half your house payments.”

We are looking for advice or an advisor that can help w the best strategy to reduce our tax burdens and maximize wealth opportunities.

@Phillip Dwyer Cheers - trying to get that passive income maximized by the time I'm 35-40 so that I can comfortably shift away from my current job...