Corporate travel, divorce, etc. are other potential tenants.If costs in your market allow, I would encourage a duplex purchase vs SF...potentially 2 income streams vs 1 would help offset the extra cost of a duplex.  

If you sell there will be a large capital gains tax due. 

I am currently reading The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor by Amanda Han and Matthew Macfarland.

They give you multiple-income streams that help protect you against the threat of vacancy and non-payment, and you can often substantially reduce your cost of living by purchasing as an owner-occupant and living in one of the units while you learn to become a landlord and property manager.

You pay employers tax, wc rates, and deduct employee tax, etc.

I have a Villa in Tulum, Mexico and am having a hard time understanding how much of the "Host Payout" actually goes to me, because I would think that the entire $665.57 would be mine but it looks like they deducted the "Cleaning Fee" and "Remitted occupancy tax" the "cleaning fee" I understand but am confused on where the "Remitted occupancy tax" is going.

I found there was loans taken out using a 3rd party that was disguised or hidden on their taxes.

My question is - if I wanted to take a loan out against that property to pay debt I owe in a different country and buy an investment property in a different country:1. would I be taxed on it? 

Also factor in the stress of doing a rehab / finding a deal as well as the stable income (as long as you know you have good tenants right now). 

However, I talked to my realtor who got started in real estate via room rentals and he shared that as a 'border income' situation you actually have more rights than a traditional landlord.