Not to get into the no debt  max debt debate to me its math and a personal bias or comfort level.however if your buying low value assets like many on BP buy  in the C D class stuff for 20 to 50k a door then I like those in cash for sure.. and at your savings rate you could amass a pretty nice nest egg in 10 years with Zero debt I like that a lot.If your going for A and B class assets with not so much risk to tenant use and abuse and failure then I think you could maybe split the baby down the middle and take on some debt as its real cheap now and nothing says you have to have max debt.But one things is certain paid for real estate is very common with the very wealthy much more than what is talked about on BP.. 

Is abusive to the property management staff requiring constant communication and taking the attitude "Don't you know who I am?". 

I believe this could be a much quicker answer to my project, while still remaining aesthetically pleasing and durable for tenant abuse.  

Although well intended, this just prolongs the whole process for no good reason.

Its abuses like that that the IRS is attempting to fix.

Ad hominem is one of the most abused accusations in discussion, but you have almost nothing else to come at me with. 

Paying off a property, if you get that far, and I hope you do, allows for many future options including taking a portion off to buy more property and somewhat acting as the bank yourself, or you can simply enjoy the extra cash flow in the meantime that comes in while the market is hot and positioned for a massive meltdown which is kind of looking like might happen with the prolonged economic shut down.

I'm not familiar with conservation easements, but it sounds like taxpayers have abused this deduction or blatantly disregarded zoning laws and misused the land for what it was intended for. 

If you are underwriting this deal without these in mind, you are walking a dangerous path, as one major repair may cause your calculations to spiral.(3) Unpredictable Future Who's to say this renter stays here for a prolonged period?

Unfortunately, any business process can be abused.