This fits my plan for a couple of reasons, I plan to rent one unit long team and as I travel a fair bit for work I'll Airbnb the second unit when I'm overseas.

Don't follow a strategy only to save on taxes.

If you plan to hold longer than 5 years, I'd reccomend you wait it out.

I was able to secure $27k from them and $8k from our savings and the deal went through!

Doing the math for maintenance savings: $200.00 month, Cashflow: $308.93. 

Speak with a lender now to understand your options and start building a plan.

This can be helpful if you expect your property to become profitable soon.Save It for Later: If you don’t use it this year, you can save the depreciation for future years when you have more rental income.

I would be planning to do some things before actually making an investment.

You could save here by managing it yourself if you can. 

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