Do they include energy tax benefits within their study?

Quote from @Michael Smythe: Besides MANY self-labeled "gurus" exaggerating their success, many of them just supply readily available info.If you're too busy to find the info and are willing to pay for it, no problem as you accept their time vs money solution.REGARDING S8 GURU ISSUES SPECIFICALLYMost of them don't share all the facts about how Section 8 actually works.They claim you can get HIGHER rent from S8 tenants vs private-paying tenants.Why would the government allow our tax dollars to be spent this way?

Affordability is no more that $4500 per month  morthage/taxes insurance. 

Ask yourself, why would the federal government pay MORE than market rent and waste our tax dollars?

However, it must not have been your or their intention to avoid tax. 

Like your post title suggests, you die to avoid the taxes.

What if they build just outside the city limits, so they are not paying city taxes?     

If your goal is cash flow, then your best bet may be to live in it for 2 years, and then take that tax free gain (250k single person, 500k married) and buy elsewhere. 

$500 per day penalty up to $10,000 and up to 2 years in prison for willful evasion per entityNo cap on the amount of entity penaltiesCheck with your CPA, Tax Advisor or attorney on this as it is a freight train of compliance coming!

Insurance is just an expense to factor into your underwriting just like property taxes.