It gives you 80% bonus depreciation this year and beyond. 

Strategy: buy and hold.Florida for lower taxes, sunshine and close proximity to hospitals (travel nurses), universities, parks/attractions and bonus the Caribbean and South America is right in it's backyard.

I have kept open the option to be able to remain as an on call employee to fill in if there are call outs or vacations which will be a nice little added bonus here and there.

-for bonus point you make sure to put an some sort of buyback document or clause in place for a future date to make it so they do not overstay their welcome.Potential drawbacks is that the private lender would then be entitled to YOY appreciation as well and if you don't have the buyback in place before they could be annoying and squeeze you for the appreciation + Interest.* I own 0 property, this is just my general understanding I hope it can at least guide you somewhere.

We just went back in AirBnB last week and already have 4 bookings.In spite of what most on this forum say, we completely paid off the house using income and any bonuses that we received.

They see it as a “bonus”, like a second garage, pool, or extra large yard.

If staging a unit can simply raise rent by 5% and reduce vacancy in year 1 by 50%, then the return would be as followed for a $750 staging/photos fee:$1250 rent - +$750 in rental income (break-even on costs)+$368 in rent - 18 day vacancy down to 9 day vacancy (based on 5% vacancy assumption) ROI: 49% BONUS: how much do the great photos drive future rent value?

Their prices are extremely reasonable which is always a bonus but they provide better service and knowledge than some of the bigger real estate specialists. 

Total Compensation (pre-tax) with Bonuses and RSUs is around 280-300k USD ATM.

If so, adding a shed for bike storage might get you a bit more in rent (and have the added bonus of keeping tenants from dragging their bikes through your house--which tends to cause damage).