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., for furniture, appliances, lighting if placed in service in 2025)Repairs and maintenance deductions (rather than capital improvements)Avoid Piercing the LLC VeilMixing personal and business funds, even for STR setup could compromise your liability protection.

Walk the perimeter and identify what needs improvement, from overgrown shrubs to worn-out pathways.

Until your FICO has meaningfully improved, any flip projects will only have one exit path - selling the property - as most take-out financing options wont be available.

Any tips on how to improve the flow or automate this process further?  

But here’s how each scenario could look from their eyes: If they see it as income:You could be liable for income tax on the $250K credit.They’ll want to know why you got $250K for “free.”If they see it as a purchase price adjustment:If properly documented, this could just reduce your cost basis in the property (not taxable).But it must be treated as a price reduction, not a side payment.The contract price would need to reflect that somehow, which your lender doesn’t allow.If you use it all for capital improvements:If you document every dollar spent on legitimate property improvements, it strengthens the argument that this was not income, but an adjustment tied to construction costs.Key Protections You Must HavePaper TrailDeposit from you to builder Addendum signed with builder Transfer from builder back to you (post-closing) 👈Document this clearly and tie it directly to a “construction credit.” 

@Mitchell FlahertySimilar to Caleb's comments: first you need to understand if your improvements will actually add value. 

I'll also add a quick note that this has nothing to do with the due diligence that investors need to perform.  

I haven't done one like that myself but all of my buyers have made improvements to their homes.

Areas saturated with new construction or poorly performing schools are slower..like Davenport, Apopka and a few others.