Get a paying job with the 40 hours you free up.

I'm not sure if we can like to articles on our own websites here, so to be safe I'll just suggest the IRS web page, which does do a pretty good job of explaining the basics: https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc510The main thing to know if you're going to claim business miles is that you do need to keep a log of every business trip. 

Columbus also has great macroeconomics - lots of job growth, population growth, and major employers developing here.

Anyway, the current auditor set the current rates, and is still at the job..https://www.hamiltoncountyauditor.org/

I invested in Jacksonville, FL, because my old job would fly me there multiple times yearly.

So, if you have 10 units and you are going to pay $1,500 a month and you are working on an active income job, too, this is an easy switch due to the labor mentally and physically (even if it is just phone calls) to get these rentals running as a well-oiled machine.  

Currently work a day job and have no capital to start off with.

Vitaliy, gave you solid advice and did a good job of explaining some of the key issues.

Maybe the 2017 tax and jobs act gets extended, but either way, if tax savings is the primary motivation, don't do it. 

It is an awesome system and does everything for single and multi family management, makes our difficult job so much easier.