Tax benefits are limited on doing this type of move, but it is an option and a good one for liability protection. 

Ask yourself, why would the federal government pay MORE than market rent and waste our tax dollars?

You really need a solid tax strategy and coordination with a CPA to make sure the timing and requirements line up.

Sure, maybe the tenants are indirectly paying the mortgage with their rent payments.

We have an account with datatree and propstream which both show property taxes on a property.

Did you start with financing the 6 and paying them off?

Pay them quickly, buy them lunches and thank them profusely. 

And based on early comments from both sides of the aisle, that number isn’t unrealistic.The reasoning is clear: the city makes up 18% of Kentucky’s population but generates 24% of the state’s tax revenue.

You'll have to make 4% interest on your money for almost 8 years to equal the $266K tax you pay immediately. 

You’ve already gotten some great answers, but I just wanted to emphasize the house-hack angle, especially from the tax side.