Either way, like I mentioned in the beginning, provided you structure your deals with a high enough margin, a crash should only lower your cashflow, not put you out of business.

I am looking for help in TAX structuring my portfolio.

I'm not sure that the weekly payment structure works best due to Chang Orders that pop up and extend timeline and cost more in labor...  

2) How can I structure an investment to yield the best tax advantages?

The structure of our loans are pretty flexible depending your tenant and type of property.

It comes in various structures, rates, terms, etc.

Repair any structural and all electrical and mechanical.

Typically, are these loans offered and structured by smaller community banks?

Determining their concern and changing the structure of your deal to be compliant will be a much safer path than doing this yourself.

I should have clarified that my intention is to use the renovation budget for major fixes (structural, roofs, exterior projects, plumbing/electric) and then I was planning on doing the smaller projects that I can handle (flooring, painting, kitchen update, tiling/backsplashes, etc.) over time.