I'd live in the unit depending on the location.

Granted, that matters depending on the investor's strategy and goals.Meanwhile, all this does is increase the work for the supporting professionals with more filings, paperwork, the potentially the 1031's, all for some tax savings in this year. 

It just depends on your priorities and timeline.You make enough money to knock out those 401k loans quickly.

Depending upon their criteria, and your borrower's needs, you can become an affiliate to many companies.

It depends on your goals and the interest rate.If your goal is to invest in more assets, and you have a low mortgage rate, why not take advantage of current 5%+ treasury money market returns (Vanguard has a couple with good returns and very low fees).

@Merritt Harris I think it depends on your definition of "top" broker in a market. 

@Tom Server - I think it depends on the lender. 

I would assume that management is definitely a con but the cash flow can be so much better depending on where you invest.

It depends on where you are, HOA laws are local.

The cleaning fee should be charged to and paid for by the guests.How much information they give you probably depends on the company and your contract with them.As for occupancy rates, we usually have just the weekends booked with an occasional mid week stay in Jan and Feb.