Many have replied to you that it's a bad idea to use your cash to pay off your mortgages early in an effort to eliminate debt and increase passive income sooner.

It doesn't matter that it doesn't make money - it gives you a little cushion from borrowing any more money when something goes wrong and will give you some confidence to be able to take some chances later.Cash flow: eliminate everything that can be eliminated that cuts into cash flow.

Waiting for a tenant to show a listing and wasting time on a no-show is something that might happen while doing property management-- but I've found that good systems have virtually eliminated no-shows.

Which in most cases had to built from scratch as both the nazi's and Japanese took protocol of immediately eliminating such upon occupation. 

These scores make it easy for you to eliminate tenant leads that aren't worth your time.

I do use large profits to pay down or eliminate loans but hardly ever  to pay for a property outright when I buy.

Live below your means, build an emergency fund, take care of your credit, reduce or eliminate debt, Save and Invest in Real Estate!

If you go high end it is possible these problems are reduced but not eliminated.

If she won't take responsibility for correction-fine: Eliminate the problem!

This could account for the reduction in property tax revenue since 2014.The franchise tax which accounted for up to 3.7 million USD in revenue since 2007 and was all but eliminated by 2016 has been made up for with a new Utility Sales Tax which is higher in revenue (4.8 million in 2016)Sales tax has also been growing since 2014 maybe giving some underlying positive indications on the economy?