We helped her move to PA from FL, provided a furnished apartment at a reduced rate for a while, etc.

You can likely see where a 5% reduction in your taxes isn't going to do much to reduce your bill. 

Hi @Akintunde AboabaIf you want to reduce your risk of difficult tenants, choose a province with fair landlord-tenant laws, like Alberta, and not BC.

Additionally, timing the sale in a lower-income year or exploring potential deductions could further reduce your tax liability.

Are you able to reduce your expenses quickly and easily if needed?

Only at that point can an underwriter recognize it as an income producing property. that's for some lender ; for other lender they can use appraisal opinion.to reduce dti from primary you could also attach lease agreement and proof of income.

Has really reduced our water bills since we installed them. 

He tells you to pay him $5,000 (or much more) to learn all the "secrets" that made him wealth, but then he doesn't tell you that his "secret" was to increase earnings, reduce expenses, save up and invest.

However, vacancy means covering 100% of the expenses.Multifamily properties almost always generate higher cash flow due to multiple income streams, which also reduces the risk of vacancies.

If I were to reduce or take out the vacancy, the 2 would cashflow.