In my market, having a trendier floor equates to getting a lot more rent so I am not marrying myself to a floor for 20-30 years just to lose potential rent over time.

It steadily loses value until it is worthless.

How much money would you lose taking 1 day off from work?

It’s a matter of time is why I’m asking I don’t want to lose out on the house because I can’t show rental income yet for the first house.

JD Martin - agreed, you'd have to for any post-rental repairs.And yes, I can see how that would be a really great strategy if you were marketing to investors especially.Do you see any potential tax pitfalls where the IRS could still find you doing business as a ‘dealer’ versus ‘investor’ and you lose the tax preferential status?

Faraday Future is a new electric car company that is building a huge manufacturing facility, (not putting a lot of emphasis on this because it can possibly flop you know like Fisker).

The Class A neighborhoods are losing value because of the new construction epidemic.

By paying off your mortgage you are losing 7 - 11 percent return on your money.

When you pay it off early (or minimize your leverage) you lose this benefit and your returns go down. 

I've considered wholesaling and lease options but I'm fearful that I will end up losing money and slowing down my savings.