or is it calculated differently entirely?

Would it be better to 1031 both of these or one of these into a different house in a different area.

Start low if possible, offering yourself to the companies, and listen a lot of podcast from people that did this.- Partner is always better, but to put your name out there you have to do it yourself.

Not saying you should do a bad deal, just that literally any property will make a huge difference in your take home pay, I'd be analyzing them differently than you would if you needed the cash flow.

I contacted the power company, and they directed me to the tax assessor's office to inquire about obtaining a separate address for the pool house.

If you decide to do this make sure to plan ahead and track the income and expenses separately for each unit since LTR tax treatment is different than STR. 

The first step toward this goal is for the city council to recognize the harm caused by maintaining a high commercial tax rate, which drives companies away from the city.Hopefully, we can explore more avenues to generate employment opportunities for Worcester residents, empowering them to work and sustain themselves.

Allow the bank to do the work rather than you needing to track money intended for different purposes all mixed into one pot.

However, purchasing the property outright in cash would yield different outcomes.

There are different types of investment properties, such as multi-family properties, single-family homes, and beach houses/student housing near universities, which offer income diversification, house hacking potential, and scalability.