These are not service dogs and cannot go into public places with their owners, but they are pets that are emotionally good for somebody who has a mental illness.

Lol.I know I came out good in the end, but my mental wiring wont let get by with not understanding this..So capital gains are due on depeeciation I deducted?

Be location agnostic and invest where it is best to invest.I'll also suggest this mental bit of self-deprecating gymnastics I'm doing of late:  consider foregoing buy-and-hold investments as a whole in favor of REIT and syndication investing. 

You're pulling from a work force of highly volatile people, who're tasked w/ doing an extremely physically and mentally draining job (in whatever weather mother nature provides for the day). 

Sooner or later, if you're bright, you will likely find someone with the mentality and skillset you need to help you succeed who will go all-in with you on real estate.

Here is a tad more detail on the property and my mental math.

Or their mind set or mentality..  

People who put "location" at the top of the list are already making their lives significantly more difficult, and agents who still apply the antiquated "location, location, location" mentality to STR cannot possibly get the returns our clients get. 

I'm definately building a mental pro's and cons list from all the advice on this thread for future tenants.

Sounds like Dave Ramsey is promoting the "consumer mindset" mentality of debt free living.