That's 13,500 you make in interest over the life of the loan, plus maybe two points origination so like 17k. 

Is that all the time you have been doing research on this? 

At first, we talked about Airbnbs (especially their profitability at the time) and self-storage units.

Hey Shane,As the saying goes "when life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade." 

So don't jump the gun and tip your hand to early.If 4 or 6 months pass and no idiot comes along, that's a good time for you to pop up with a reasonable offer (that the seller is considering "lowball," but so what).

Your taxes likely only take 1-3 days to do.  5-10 hours of clock time.  

From rent collection to screening my tenants, Innago has been such a time saver for us!

Outside of real estate, I enjoy traveling and spending time with my family. 

The lease agreement will usually have gone month-to-month at this time.

The general IRS test on determining acquisition date (this I have had to dig into a number of times) - do you have all the benefits and burdens of ownership, regardless of when title is transferred.