Reduce debt, increase income, then try again later.

Once you have done multiple deals over shorter periods discussing reduced rates makes sense. 

📉🏘IMO, Those who buy right, at reduced rates, aren’t over leveraged, & own higher cash flowing properties will be fine, but may have to lower rents or deal with more turnover, if it gets bad.

(Now that my partner took over the management, it's blissfully passive for me.)I have only one full time pursuit and I focus all my energy on building that business.

It also reduces your risk and increases your returns."

I want to explore ideas on how to reduce my tax burden. 

I would say though that keeping your fixed monthly outflow (22% to 401k, loan payments, living expenses, etc) lower and having a large emergency fund greatly reduces your risk.

I decided to play with the numbers on TT to see if I could reduce my tax liability. 

(not making them pay the real rent advertised for example)This is an odd one but I am in the process of buying my first multifamily property and I thought I would ask you fine people :)Generally speaking, is it a good idea to try to keep the current tenants to reduce vacancy? 

I believe she has tried to identify tenants that could be house managers and reduce the rent for them.