So it's just another thing for you to pay for and maintain. 

I agree with what everyone has said.What I would also say is to make sure all your mechanical systems are well maintained.

I have studied the property tax of the most recently developed new self-storage facilities in the area.

One way to determine if your assets are eligible and to take the accelerated deduction is through the use of a cost segregation study.A cost segregation study allows you to reclassify personal property so that instead of depreciating it over 27.5 or 39 years with your building, you are able to depreciate it in 5-15 years.

As long as you’re maintaining that as your primary residence, you should be fine.

I am also studying to get my real estate salesperson license in Georgia.

Study the market.

Most investors I know are looking for 15%+ in turnkey properties with low overhead, 20% + for low-to-medium overhead properties with minor effort, and 25% plus for properties that are expensive to maintain and may require significant effort to bring to market. 

You maintain your rental income, and you have cash to go buy your next property.  

For those that might holler about liability protection:  we have kept them leveraged with cash-outs, have a substantial umbrella policy in place, and very simply we just make sure we keep the properties maintained and are good operators with happy residents.We are now transitioning into a more commercial space and plan to roll out that LLC structure.