Sadly, the "home office" deduction is one of the IRS pet peeves meaning that you are more likely to be audited for this deduction when it is on your personal income tax return.

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Follow all safety requirements your Insurance Company plus city and county require.This usually includes childproof access and alarms.

Due Diligence is Critical—Don’t Waive Inspections•Since this is your first investment, make sure you follow a solid due diligence process before purchasing.

This will allow you to mitigate risk on the first property but also allow you to do a cash out refi on the second, so now you have access to tax free cash that you can do with whatever you please.

I personally would avoid over investing in this unit.

The Registered Agent will record the documents on your behalf so only their name and information appear on the documents.

I'm not blaming, but this is generally a discussion item.

You'd want to work with the REIT sponsor and your CPA to understand the expected timeline for this a bit more.  

Canada has credit reports similar to USA.Google to see if they have a version of TransUnion that can be used to access.