Hi everyone,I’m looking for some guidance on the best way to structure my business entity for rental properties and would love to hear your experiences or advice.I live in Texas, but I currently own two long-term rental properties in California.

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@Cory Berrang Hi corey, it depends on your structure but why do you think a trust needs to come into this deal?

My question is if we buy this together, how should it be structured?

Hey everyone 👋I’m analyzing a 27-unit multifamily value-add opportunity in Chicago and would really appreciate some feedback from investors who have done similar deals.Here’s what I’m trying to wrap my head around — both in terms of financing structure and loan classification.🏘️ Deal Snapshot (Hypothetical Example)Purchase price: around $490K (≈ $18K/unit)Rehab budget: about $70K (mostly interior updates + deferred maintenance)Market rents: roughly $1,125/unit → ≈ $30K/month or $360K per year grossVacancy: 8 % | Operating expenses: 40 %Estimated NOI: ≈ $200K / yearAfter stabilization, this could support a DSCR refi and healthy cash flow, but the part I’m trying to understand is how the bridge loan and equity piece usually work together.💡 Questions for the communityBridge Loan Mechanics:How do these short-term “interest-only + 100 % rehab funded” bridge loans typically operate in practice?

Airbnb just sent an email about updating their fee structure for those hosts using PMS.

Worth a CPA/attorney tune-up.If helpful, we can do a 15-minute structure check (entities, OA gaps, NJ BAIT fit) and give you a simple roadmap before your next purchase.

if you shell out a huge down payment with no way to get it back, it doesn't really matter whether your rate is 6.5 or 2.5 - that capital is trapped equity at least for a while.and it sounds like you might be saying principal paydown isn't powerful... but it is, over the long term, which is why i am in this.but maybe i'm not understanding your post.happy to dialogue further 

Are PMLs just providing unsecured gap funding, or is there a legitimate way to structure it where everyone’s protected and the HML stays comfortable? 

On that note, seller financing could be a good way to structure this deal with your family if everything else checks out.