Quote from @Don Miller: The following is not to express any level of happiness or unhappiness with the build:Received change orders totaling $14,970 for 18 additional loads of fill dirt over allotted amount in contract (fill dirt arrived in December 2022), 7 loads of septic sand over allotted amount, and rock excavation at the septic site.I deal with all of those issues on new builds.

Buyers usually want to purchase on today’s value while sellers often want to use future potential of the property (“current rents are below market” or “room to build an additional property”, etc) to increase the purchase price or likelihood of a sale.

Quote from @Nick Am: @Michael Plaks--> The SE taxes are STRICTLY NOT in addition. 

Are there any additional considerations?

They get a higher return since they are covering housing cost, have the $250k per spouse primary residence deduction in gains, is a savings account, higher leverage position, lower interest rate possible, will pay more premium for location, etc.House might be overpriced for REITs but not for home owners.  

Additionally, confirm the transfer won’t lead to property reassessment, which could increase taxes.

Additionally, please share if this was a scam or not.

If your hold period is short, it may not make sense to take bonus depreciation.BENEFIT - Clearly additional depreciation is the benefit, but only if you can use it. 

If you do call them best case scenario you get the listing, sell their home and end up with some additional buyer clients that did not end up buying this particular house.

Real estate investing can be an effective way to build long-term wealth, and among the various strategies, one has gained significant popularity over the years: BRRRR.