Because ultimately you want to learn how to buy investment properties, yet broker stuff all along the way right?  

After all managing vacation rental is like having another job, the ultimate goal for every investor should be to create enough "passive" income without having to work to earn it.

I then pay the private money lender after 6 months their original $290,000 + 10% or $319,000 and I basically break even and make no money other than the monthly cash flow (money I didn't have before, I realize). 

You can always contest your taxes, but ultimately they should catch up to the actual value of the property years down the road.

A "good Samaritan" maintenance person may have done it to reduce energy consumption and didn't realize the tenants would be so severely affected.

You might want to start with Ultimate Free Beginners Guide

If I receive a small cash flow of $600+/month, that is nice, but mainly I want to do it for tax deductions against my personal income so that I ultimately pay less in taxes and earn more throughout the year.Assuming I have a single member LLC with the property under said LLC, when I go to do my taxes - TurboTax asks me "Let's See if You're a Real Estate Professional"So of course I have a few questions:1. 

You can also read the Ultimate Beginner's Guide. https://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investin...Happy Investing Buddy!

My personal opinion is that you first need to decide what it is that you ultimately want.

@Kenneth Garrett I realized after I posted how ridiculous it sounded that I want to hire someone to simply add a few cells.