However, I don't believe the Property Tax deductions (Point 2.) on a Rental is restricted by the 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).Specifically Section 212 says:In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a deduction all the ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred during the taxable year:(1) for the production or collection of income;(2) for the management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for the production of income; or(3) in connection with the determination, collection, or refund of any tax.

@Jonathan Greene thanks for your comment!!

Wages and productivity going up, severe housing shortage, still super low interest rates even if they go up 1%, most people have equity and maybe great equity? 

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Does anyone know if David covers house hacking in his book Long-distance real estate investing?   

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There are personal tax considerations, the structure of the investment (sole ownership or ownership with a partner), personal comfortability with risk, the loan products you have access to, personal income, personal debt to income ratios, property income, state of ownership (different states have different rules on transfer tax), and even the future strategy you are planning on taking with your investments etc.

@Wilson Hunter I’m not an exterminator, but those green brownie mouse traps work wonder for me!

@Joseph Green Have you tried communicating with the tenant to find out if she vacated but just left stuff behind hoping you would dispose of it? 

Ask them, "With my FICO of ZZZ and a bk 3 years ago, do you have any HELOC product that will work for me?