Some of our clients sell their portfolios in expensive markets like San Diego and reinvest (via 1031 exchange, or in your case it's not necessary) elsewhere.

@Jessica Hamilton Sorry for the continued questions, this would be easier to do via phone chat!

They only have contact with the manager, and the rent goes directly to my back account via the manager.Good luck,John Crawford,  Westerville, Ohio  

I reached out via phone.

As mentioned above, you could go for STR loophole and try to offset your tax liability with deprecation created via cost segragation 

@Bill Brandt actually the house has gone up in value significantly since we bought it, we have a ton of equity that could be pulled tax free via sale, however we also have a 3.25% mortgage on the house and it could work well as a MTR or LTR as well.

@Chelsie Hall - I just finished a CSS Decision Diagram flowchart intended to bring together all the various questions when assessing the benefits of a CSS (via a professional or DIY).

You can find them on FB forums, or via sites, but reviews on sites are mostly fake and you have to know that these are real people recommending on FB.

Only other thing I can think of that would constitute a structural mod would be if the floor of the garage needed to be raised and if it were to be done via framing vs overpour.

Do you want to pay for that office via fees?