As you mentioned in your post, the major thing to avoid is the eww factor (i.e. cut out the BS). 

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But here is a link to 2015 IRC. 

Debt repayment is not factored into expenses there for paying down a mortgage,  as we all know, creates it's own income stream separate from that generated by the property itself.

I came across a really cool tool that helps you analyze regions' evictions rates and other metrics.https://evictionlab.org is the tool.You can sort the rate of evictions by states and compare stats by income levels, r...

Does the PSLF factor into this at all? 

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‘Hidden factors’ that increase valueFrontal curb exposure - is your house narrow or broad in comparison to others?

I could be wrong, but I believe that if I just stick to what I can do and continue putting in my effort to connect with others with offers to help them (for free), help those even newer than I am to this website, be open to opportunities that come my way without expectations of their size, then I will eventually  succeed.I think that the one determining factor in me that makes me sure I will succeed in the end is my drive to keep at this until I have achieved success, and I plan to never give up as long as I am alive.

However, without going into details, I would recommend breaking down the expenses to make sure you have allocated all the expense needed such as management fees (even if you do the management yourself), cap ex, vacancy factors, etc...