Another way to learn is by going to local meetups and interacting with people and asking questions.

The tenant owes over $4K in unpaid rent/utility bills.  

When you want to utilize your STR, you just block out those dates with the manager and they block those on the calendars.  

You could lose that month's rent, utilities, and be faced with $500 - $1,000 in cleaning and repairs.

Wondering if anyone can push me in the right direction here. Looking for some books to get a better understanding of debt, how to leverage it, taxes and how to use them to my advantage when investing in real estate or...

But you could write off utilities, and interest, - carrying cost type stuff.

Can I take the garage circuit off unit ones panel, put it in a sub panel and use a utility transfer switch to pick which service panel should feed it power? 

The thing you want to avoid happening is the IRS deeming you that you live in multiple places and your travel then potentially becomes non-deductible(depending if you do have a business).Items such as registering for a new state ID, paying for utilities, applying for state voting, etc help establish your new tax home.

I'm looking for a meetup to interact/network with some experienced investors.

Laundry room, install a 32X32X2.5 stainless steel drain pan for washer and connect it to an existing pipe at the foot of the wall (this connection to the drain system in the wall came with the house but was not utilized before).4.