He calls and tells me "the income to mortgage isn't 1:1 and he is going to have to let the lender know."

If you're interested in seeing how that all breaks down from an income and expense standpoint, I created this Sankey diagram to share with you:As for me, I'm planning to leave my w-2 job and take a little career break before deciding what's next for me. 

The northwest suburbs of Akron are the higher  income areas.  

This aligns with my interest in passive income.

Check with your municipality about how property taxes will change when you buy the place.

Invent a global tax (Carbon Tax) and invent a token of credit against those tax's (carbon credits) and shazam a market where traders can buy, sell trade, option, leverage, hedge against these and the flow of them.

I do a procedure every year at tax preparation time. 

These special taxes, as they are called, are collected the same way as general taxes (December & May) but are listed out separately.

Thanks for the feedback; some quick stats: 9 doors across 4 states, about 50% LTV ratio with a Net Income of about 17% and cash on cash of about 3%.....in fairness those numbers include some overall business expenses not tied directly to one specific property.

The property was rented and generated $160 cash flow after mortgage, taxes, insurance and property management fees were paid.