Then maybe offer some sort of bonus it the house has a contract for sale in the first 30 days, like a gift card to Walmart or a local restaurant  for $250 given when the house closes escrow.Stick and carrot:)

You can have positive cash flow and still show a loss due to depreciation, especially if you take advantage of bonus depreciation using a cost segregation study. 

Or a bonus any one have recommendations for St.

My husband and I just got a great deal on a primary residence property through homepath and even got a bonus 3% seller credit towards closing costs for taking their homeready $75 education course before writing the offer.

Most real estate offerings are going to offer similar tax benefits, although some decisions the sponsor makes can influence it to an extent (bonus depreciation and cost segregation).  

-BONUS: Some of the properties have a bar on the ground floor, what should I consider before being a landlord to a bar?

If we hit XX in profit he gets a bonus.

Bonus... you get to lock in a super low rate now!

Biggest bonus is all rent and deposits are paid to one entity. 

Bonus points if you tell me how you would set up your ideal investment plan if you were starting from scratch.