The only property tax discounts in Mecklenburg county that I am aware of are for the elderly low income households (65+) and/or disabled veterans and that only applies to their primary residence.  

Max Householder thank you for thh ideas.

Here's one that most people miss....The IRS requires you to have a DOOR on your home office in order to expense the proportionate amount of your household operational expenses against your business.  

Breaking multiple windows, breaking a television, and staying away for that long a time is not something most emotionally stable husbands would do in a stable relationship with young children in the household. 

To my knowledge, we meet all the other USDA requirements in terms of geographic location, total household income, etc.  

In addition although three-quarters of new house-holds purchased homes in the 90's fewer the half do now.  

I grew up in a firefighter household.

Considering I like rent to be 4x the amount, that means the avg household income is not less then $50,000 a year for our tenants.  

Get familiar with the way the market ebbs and flows, know the local players and make sure you become a household name for your niche if you decide to do this full time.It is my personal opinion that you should be able to figure out if a deal is worth calling the seller's agent after 45 seconds of spreadsheet work, not 13 pages.

My thinking is for Household storeage . two of the places do offer a small outdoor storeage for Boats , RV's etc .not sure what those rates are I guess it depends on the size .