It is common practice to put a property into trust for estate planning purposes. 

Only thing I am worried about is the possible higher vacancy rate as i’m not sure if this is something that’s common especially at USF.

The most common test used is the 100 hours and more than anyone else test.For example, if you acquired a $500,000 STR after January 19th, 2025, you could accelerate $100,000 of losses with the help of a cost segregation study.

You need to do the lease and answer the inquiries in a relatively quick manner.

What we’ve uncovered is that price reductions are more common at the lower end of the market, while higher-priced sellers are more likely to hold firm," Jake Krimmel, senior economist at Realtor.com, told FOX Business'https://www.foxbusiness.com/real-estate/nearly-1-5-american-..."

We want to create an affordable SRO-style housing product with common facilities and meal plans included in monthly charges.

Also, the LLC wanted me to make an offer by 9:00 PM yesterday--is this pretty common in the investing world?

Let's take a common scenario - investor wants to buy a $200k rental, they think $40-45k in cash will get them into it.

A good rule of thumb for pre-1978 homes is to set aside an extra 10–15% of your rehab budget for surprises.If you like character homes and you’re buying right on price, the charm can easily outweigh the headaches — just make sure the math includes the reality of owning something with a few wrinkles; Alan, I hope this helps you a bit, tried to list most of the common issues with these older properties, I sent you a DM on BP... it's one of the reasons I do this, I hope you can assist.

. $100k in and $200k ARV seems way too good to be true IMOIf you’re open to other markets, you might also look at Midwest cities like Toledo or Detroit, where purchase prices and rehab costs are lower, and deals that hit the 1% rule are still pretty common.