You could start BRRRRing houses and maybe that would allow you to buy more and make more cash flow.As for the paying off the mortgages, I would make you minimum payments monthly and when rates go down in years, you could refinance but pay the same amount and that will help you to pay it off sooner while you are left in the same Cash flow position. 

However, it may turn people off to nice investments that can give you anywhere between 12-15% ROI (singles, doubles, and triples.I'm far from an expert and I want to learn different ways you guys analyze deals.

I can't afford to pay off the 500K myself and either can the tenant for a downpayment. 

Also as for your comment regarding pay off the existing mortgage in 2-3 years.

I think most of the ones I have come across are either a) Very well off, and diversifying, or b) much later in their careers and they are using a vehicle they know (RE), just in a more passive way. 

Meaning will it wipe out the majority of your write-offs moving forward?

The trust then hires our management company to act as landlord and deal with tenants.Yes, tenants do have a right to know that their landlord is legitimate and that they are authorized to manage the property.But, that's it.It's all fun and games until an armed, pissed-off tenant shows up at the doorstep of your personal residence...

They talk your ear off about property given half an opportunity.

You posted the raw data, just go one layer deeper to get to % returns to confirm your purchase price in relation to your expected return/profit/cashflow:$5,500 + $3,000 = $8,500/mo or $102k/yr GOI (gross annual rent collected)Knock off 25% for expenses and you are at $71k/yr or $5.9k/mo NOI on this $1.05M investment or holding this at a 6.8% cap rateWith your 7%, 75% LTV loan, you'd be paying $5k/mo for the loan, leaving you with $900/mo or $10.8k/yr in Cashflow.Now to determine your CoC return (Cash-on-Cash), take the $10.8k in CF and divide it by your equity-in, likely ~$300k, so 3.6% return on your cash/equity in this deal.

off market single family with good zoning How did you finance this deal?