Distributions must follow ownership percentages.If you have two owners — say 75% and 25% — then distributions made during the year need to follow that 75/25 split.If they don’t, you can unintentionally create a second class of stock issue and potentially terminate your S-Corp election.And trust me, you don’t want that.

Their core focus is coffee, they would rather take the capital that ultimately gets tied up in real estate by owning, and open more locations, or improve their distribution, etc. 

Live expense doughnut chart + 20-year wealth projection.Market Intel — Michigan vs. national GRM/CoC benchmarks, city-level CoC rankings, cash flow distribution histogram, price-vs-cashflow scatter plot.Today's snapshot: 30 properties analyzed, 17 positive cash flow, best CoC 19.3%, median price $152K.

In older PA housing stock, deferred maintenance can quietly erase your margin if you’re not careful.Long-term tenants in that area are very doable, especially near hospitals and distribution hubs, but screening is everything (just like anywhere else).

Additionally, we learned to negotiate the amount of equity required, ensuring a fair distribution of financial responsibilities.As we gained experience, our negotiation expertise grew.

The distributions stopped in 2023 and now I am only going to get back 25% of my investment. 

Distribution.

However ask how others derive their maintenance/cap ex costs and you will hear some crazy answers such as using the default on their purchase calculator.  

Plus as @David Krulac mentioned, inside the IRA/401k there are no taxes until you take a distribution or never if it's Roth.

When that happens most operators bring in a dedicated investor portal like Juniper Square or InvestNext to handle statements and distributions, and those connect to QuickBooks so you are not doing double entry.