We were a short bus ride to Lakeview. 

Long story short, the previous owner of my property pulled a fast one on me and it caused problems 5 years after I bought it. 

Borrowing capital from a credit card is dangerous unless it is a short-term plan.

The only time a Landlord should reduce rent is if they screw up and fail to deal with a problem in a timely manner.This is an especially odd question because it's only one drain for the laundry which means it was a very, very minor inconvenience for a very, very short period of time.Let's say your property rents for $1,000 a month or $33 a day.

Duplexes are far out of my budget at around 550k-700k.I'm opening to short-term rentals as well via Airbnb.

Don’t sell yourself short

This would turn the property from an investment into a liability in the short term.

Its a short book, finished in 3 hours, but has also changed my thinking and actually has me wanting to become the bank

I have done a fix n' flip, and have a short term vacation rental currently.

Short of risking tax evasion, you can either: (1) plan to pay the taxes twice; or (2) find some alternative method to do wholesale (e.g. option method).