Here is a framework to think about how buying properties creates the most tax efficiency for you.The 6 levers of depreciation:Lever 1 - % of LandOne of the components of a property is land.Land is NOT DEDUCTIBLE, so low value land properties mean more tax deduction.A value of your overall purchase will be assigned to the land or lot.You receive no near-term tax benefits for buying land.For example - If you buy a $2 MM industrial building outside a rural town on 5 acres, the land value could be $5k an acre.

I did a search on vacant properties and then did a drive-by test yesterday.

The subject property is zoned Neighborhood Conservation (NC). 

You have no real estate investing experience, but you want to buy a 50-unit property?

I’ve been learning about the industry / different regional markets for the past few years and am eager to execute my first deal in the near term and continue growing through this community.My primary goal is to purchase a property I can live in while generating rental income (e.g., a single-family home with a tiny house, a duplex, or a single-family property where I can install a tiny house).

Changing the deed into an LLC will probably prompt the mortgage company to call the loan - you will have to pay the loan immediately because the property is no longer owned in the same entity that originally got the mortgage.

We have a small rental property that had a tub drain leak causing extensive damage to the floor/subfloor.

Anyway looking forward to meeting people from St Augustine, Daytona Beach, Ormond Beach, Port Orange and New Smyrna Beach.  

Griswold, "Set for Life" by Scott Trench, and "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Turner.

This requires an income that meets four requirements.