Transfer Primary Residence into a Rental Property LLC?

[Dawnyhell Mosley]

Hi everyone!

Newbie here, I currently own a single family home as my primary residence in TX. I received a promotion at work which now requires me to move to a different city in TX.

I have a FHA loan on the property and would like to turn it into a rental property. I spoke with a real estate attorney that strongly recommended I get a property manager. She also advised the ideal scenario would be to transfer the property to an LLC to protect myself.

I'm hesitant to transfer the property to an LLC because of the following:

-triggering the “Grounds for Acceleration of Debt” clause

-upfront costs to set it up

-capital gains tax if I choose to sale the property later on (I've read that you can avoid paying taxes if you lived in the home 2/5 years before the sale. Not sure if this benefit would still apply if property transferred to an LLC.

I have also read a ton of great benefits about LLC's and love having additional protection which is why I'm torn on the issue. I would greatly appreciate some feedback. Thanks in advance and Happy New Year everyone!!

[Jake Hottenrott]

Get yourself a nice big umbrella insurance policy. Cheaper than an LLC and the coverage extends to your primary home, auto, etc. the only additional tax deduction available to an LLC that isn't available to a sole proprietor is the fees an LLC must pay.