Tenant claimed they were depressed without the dog even though there was no evidence it was a comfort/emotional support animal.

Some FAANG stocks down 30% since August.It/they still may have room to fall, but at least with limits, you can have a make me buy (vs make me move) price you set without emotion and with some control vs blind end of day priced mutual fund investing.

I want to dig deeper into investment properties and plan on picking up a couple buy and holds as well as some flips this year.

We came close to getting him to sign a purchase agreement a few times, but each time he ended up backing out because he just wasn't emotionally ready to sell.

Tampa & Charlotte are also strong markets, I'd suggest taking deeper dive into available inventory in and around each market for starters.

I guess I am a little emotional on this because I and my family has had to comfort stereotypes on many occasions in a myriad of situations.

I was mulling around using a heloc for my down payments, and based on your experience will definitely dive deeper into the pros and cons. 

After getting everything stabilized and looking deeper into the actual numbers there were a multitude of factors that led us to decide to sell.

If you go into it thinking you want to show them what you know, you will butt heads and create a tremendous drag on yourself emotionally and intellectually. 

There's also a $25K passive activity loss rule you can look into to see if it may apply to you.Looks like your original question was answered but if you want to dive deeper, I would consult a tax professional.