It's a competitive market and most of the people that get in trouble here are ones that buy blindly without actually figuring out the numbers, etc.You'd be surprised the number of times I get asked after month one if their electric bill of $xxx or whatever is normal, and the thought running through my head is "how did you not  check things like that before you committed half a million dollars to something?"

It's not uncommon, and actually normal, for the operating entity to lease from the LLC that owns the building.

Can it be achieved yes (I have done it in a fund) but would I promote that as normal - hell no. 

I have yet to do my first deal, I know it takes hard work, but they made it seem easier and better than going the normal route and than what it actually takes to get your first deal or at least started.

No one  (aside from ideologues) seriously considers bitcoin a currency anymore, and there are secure ways to store your bitcoin using hardware wallets but it's tough to convince normal people to do it which I think will hamper it's adoption.

For last three years I had good occupancy, now seeing a slowdown - not sure if it is a market shift or just normalizing from the Pandemic.

The taxes and affordable insurances also help the cash flow on top of normal to above market rents in some neighborhoods.

. $40,000 - 10% down is normal, but I wouldn't go above 5%4.

Should I sell the investments (pretend we're in a non-recession normal stock market environment), and payoff the rental?

Ensure you have an itemized invoice from the cleaner, which can help justify the deduction.Reasonable Deductions: Long-term tenants often leave normal wear and tear, so I recommend being lenient on minor issues.