I just question how the business would benefit by sending you leads. 

Hot economy, jobs, all types of loan forbearance, stimulus checks, child tax care credits, raging stock market, rock bottom interest rates, quantitative easing, extra unemployment benefits, home value increases, highest savings rates in history, the list goes on. 

Seed money is not the same, because, as Cameron was saying, that money doesn't show up on tax returns.I don't personally have an LLC and hold all of my investment real estate in my own name with insurance and an umbrella policy, but there are some benefits to an LLC that make it appealing.

The other benefit there is if you have an owner carrying your default most likely won't get reported on your credit.

Was thinking we could split expenses as well down the middle as well as tax benefits.

Gives you the added benefit of seeing the FB profile of any interested roommates.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m some cases some areas benefit from gentrification while it hurts areas and my granny’s area is the only one in her city untouched currently so on her deathbed I again promised her I’d get the home.

In this case, a CPA or Tax Professional can help you with the details that can get you the best benefits of this whole situation. 

I told them about the benefits and how this property will help us get stated in achieving our goals.

However over the years the IRS has been very suspicious of such arrangements because of the opportunity for friendly parties to structure sales prices to shift the basis to benefit the exchangor.