What is in it for you is flexibility and the ability to keep growing your portfolio while protecting your cash flow.

This technique, when available, only works when all parties have the ability to transact and pass marketable title.

As an investor, the top thing I look for in a financing partner is flexibility and the ability to structure terms that work for both sides while keeping the deal moving.

Just remember it’s only a timing play—you’re pulling deductions forward into year one, which means less left in future years—and your ability to use them depends on passive activity rules.

In particular, the ability to auto-sync and categorize bank transactions (similar to Stessa), easily track expenses against budgets, and streamline lease creation with lease templates is quite nice.

For short-term parking of reserves (1–3 months), this works well.Money market accounts (MMAs): Another option if you want check-writing ability.

Expenses related to staffing, maintenance, certifications, and community programs can further increase deductions while improving the property’s overall impact.What makes this model special is its ability to combine purpose and profit.

But, if a cost-seg study is done on the old property, you can manage Sec. 1245 recapture tax by doing a study on the new property to confirm it has as much or more Sec. 1245 property.You cannot swap a fully depreciated gas station for a raw piece of land and avoid recapture - you must replace all the 1245 and 1250 property.3) OZ - Sure you can defer your capital gains for a few years into an OZ fund, but the magic of OZ investments is the ability to achieve tax-exempt growth after a 10-year holding period.

It might not rise to legal liability, but it could definitely be an ethical problem under their association or brokerage policies.On the listing side, the agent should have verified the buyer’s ability to close, whether that’s asking for proof of funds, a strong pre-approval, or confirming that the purchase wasn’t tied to another sale.

We don't encourage this, we do equip clients with full MLS access and ability to self-search and self-designate, but I get it why most don't.