If you are talking capital gains if you sell, it really depends on how long you lived there- from what you've shared, you haven't owned it or lived there long enough to claim it as your primary, so you'd likekly pay ordinary income taxes on the profits. 

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If you insist on including utilities with the rent, I recommend you include a clause that says:"Advertised rent rate includes ordinary utility use, up to an amount not to exceed $XXX.

Also, if you are investing for appreciation, a self-directed IRA is not ideal because you will pay ordinary income tax rates on the appreciation instead of lower capital gains rates. 

You can operate a 401K account if you are generating ordinary income(flips, property management, etc).

If you’re flipping it’s not cap gains....it’s ordinary income plus self employment taxes. 

As a w2 (high) wage earner, the last thing I would want is more ordinary income.I would seek that happy medium of control and tax advantages. 

If he is well as I stated 20% is double or more than what we see as pref but can be in line with IRR at the end.on short term value add plays this is easy to achieve to really low.. difference of course is taxation. .one is basically ordinary income with no shelter .. but in and out in 18 months or less ( hopefully)  Or if it is MF  then i suspect we are talking about some pretty rough assets to get the purchase to rent ratios to throw off those kind of returns.

Hi Raj- I have also been looking in the area and have been pleased with Florica Shepard and her team over at New American Funding so far.