There will come a point in time where I may feel like I could benefit from from more experienced investors, but I feel it is important to do as much research on my own as possible to fully grasp the concepts of investing before i ever set foot in a classroom or put a dollar on the table

Heather, thanks for taking the time to post this for our benefit.

If you'd just put all of it back into another similar-type rental, I'm not sure what the benefit of selling your current one would be.

Some may not even consider that a benefit but a deterrent.

I have heard the home office deduction greatly increases your chance of an audit, I only have a small area of my home dedicated to business use, so I don't benefit much from the deduction, but I do a lot of driving to my rentals which are a long drive away and I will be taking the mileage deduction.

Here are some good resources below that might help you in your search:good article about benefits of multi-families as your first investment/ home purchase (blog is also very good):http://realestateinyourtwenties.com/blog/your-first-investment-property-should-be/?

Start up your own company and get the company to hold the properties to take advantage of cooperation tax and dividends, amongst other benefits.

It will benefit the community to make it easier to rent the units because it will make it easier for landlords to pay their dues.

To me the benefit of this forum is learning where and how hard you can push.

All of the above have financial benefits but they also differ in responsibilities, time constraints and prerequisites.