And whether you think a flat chalky surface will be easy to keep clean.

Pouring water on the surface is meaningless. 

For exterior areas, visually inspect that bare soil within 3 feet surrounding the perimeter of a building on the property has been covered, enclosures have been installed properly and painted surfaces have been properly sealed.o Following a visual assessment, a dust sample shall be collected from a floor, and if present, window sill and window trough in no fewer and four separate rooms.

I don't think you should look at deals at surface level.

People like water, location, view, trees, rocks and hard surface.  

That sounds good on the surface, but we are constantly doing laundry out the house, running up to the rental at least twice a week for 4-5 hours each time, and it really eats into our personal lives.

This is my intro into real estate and understanding writing up leases, landlord stuff, and other challenges that may surface.

That's actually an argument I hear from time-to-time, and on the surface...

On the surface, the mortgage rate is higher, but when you figure that you're tax savings is to get a "net effective rate" that you're paying, it made more sense to pay off the car.

I would like to know the pros and cons of doing this as it appears to be beneficial from the surface but I do not want any adverse effects from tax perspectives.