Zoning and taxes are one thing.

Franklin County is doing a mass re-appraisal process for property taxes in 2023.

Hi,I'm looking for a CPA to give advice on a tax situation in the southwest suburbs of Chicago.

You should be able to get a FNMA loan on the 4-unit, based upon 2 years of tax returns - but ownership will have to be in your personal name.Many banks will also lend on the 6 & 10 units with 2-3 years of tax returns showing they are profitable.

Essentially we paid the taxes, insurance, and electricity to live in the home.

Tax advantages are good but protection of my assets for my family is the most important thing but I dont wanna go broke with LLC's and HOI here in Florida either. 

You'd still get the tax benefits from owning the rental except for the interest payments you'd be making on a loan.If you want to start with buying a property outright then scale you could look into a HELOC to use the equity you have in the first house to buy the second.

This theft had to take a while and might have been done by someone who had training in the Electrical Trade.No Hop-head Dope Fiend is going to know to cut the PVC raceways and how to cut (multi-Family) power to avoid being an Extra Crispy Criminal.And just knowing what to take, and being prepared to remove it--correct tools, correct cutters, seems like specialized knowledge.This to me does not seem like theft of copper wire, but theft of specific components that will be used in the Trade on new construction.And the renters did not notice their power was cut, and come out and have a look, and Management and Maintenance did not see this happening?

I glanced at your numbers and the property taxes are about $2k per year.

This just will not cut it in Orlando.