I decided to call a CPA in the Washington DC area and he informed me that cannot claim the deductions on mortgage interest when you do a cash out refi. 

This year I'm looking at doing a self storage facility and am currently trying to find a software that can handle my regular rentals as well as the storage facility.

However I don't think this is likely as I'll have neither a credit score or history of income (either in the US or in the UK) and don't have enough cash to purchase somewhere outright and doubt I'd qualify for a regular residential mortgage.

GET THE CLUE report for past claims

@Josh GreenActually you could reach out to a commercial broker and see if they have a recommendation as well they are more likely to know one than a regular agent.

The next step would be to regularly scan these areas for anything that looks interesting.....and I have seen so many properties before that I can tell if it is worth while or not.

I want to claim the condo as my primary residence and keep current residence as a second/vacation home.  

Loss history (see if you can find out if they had any claims in the past 5 years)3.

@George MatticeProbably just have an attorney draft a quit claim deed if you’re confident in the chain of title.

DIY owner then tries to hire maintenance person directly, circumventing the PMCThe DIY owner everntually hires maintenance person full-time, screwing the PMC that spent months/years training them.Any of you DIY owners that claim you'd never do this - are lying while you're typing.