I am an investor myself and have renovated roughly 300 properties for REI Nation, worked for the management company speaking with residents, spent a short time on the customer service side of the business working with existing clients and their portfolios after purchase and to this point have spoken to close to 6,000 interested investors answering questions about Turnkey real estate in general and REI Nation specifically. 

Look not only what it would rent for, but focus on what the net income is after mortgage, property, taxes, insurance, etc.

Hello All, Any strategies on how to approach making additional payments towards rental property mortgage? 

Once the home is under the LLC Ownership, am I able to deduct expenses/mortgage interest payments from my own personal W2? 

I can't tell you how many investors call me asking to compare or analyze a duplex and when I show them new construction and existing inventory no deal can ever touch it.

Lender communication was trash but fees were excellent (Universal Financial Mortgage Group).

I have not even made any cash flow from a month to month basis and the current rent does not fully cover property tax, insurance and mortgage. 

We don't necessarily need to cash flow, we're just looking to leverage the 2.5% rate and hopefully benefit from appreciation and having someone else finish off this mortgage.

Pay the mortgage.

You are only putting 5% down so your loan amount is much larger and therefore your mortgage payment.I would consider your net worth ROI.