The only open point is the treatment for tax purposes.From your responses I am hearing it doesn’t make a difference for the taxes to choose single or multi member, being taxed as sole proprietor or s corp other than having to file a company return for the s corp.

The independent was the cheapest but the father and son team seems to be on top of their game a little better and they have a small support staff.To summarize Maintenance1) Plumber/HVAC2) General Handy Man3) Painter/Drywall Guy4) Roofer5) Electrician6) Garage Door GuyOperations1) Banker2) Accountant3) Title Company4) Realtor - until you buy a couple of houses using one they are really not going to give you any special treatment even though they tell you they will. 

As you know, the Pittsburgh standard treatment that tenants get here is having a thick lease thrown at them by a property manager or landlord who looks at their watch and sighs in irritation if the tenant should have the temerity to want to actually read what they're signing.

The warranty on that treatment is expiring soon unless we extend it for another year by paying $175 which covers up-to 100k in damages should they occur.

Complete remodel - roof, stucco, windows, doors, trim, granite, refinished kitchen cabinets, lighting, bathroom vanities, toilets, surrounds, flooring, paint, termite treatment and repair, finished the garage, new landscaping, restored the pool with new mechanicals, new furnaces & water heater What was the outcome?

That way, you get the tax preferential treatment of long term capital gains and still get to build up capital while you flip.

What a missed opportunity to sell a visual product!  

We hope it will appeal to nature lovers, those who need a writer's retreat, or possibly those who are in town for treatment at Houston's medical center.  

@Carl FischerWhile your scenario certainly has less tax administrative burden and overhead, tax treatment will ultimately follow what the OP and his mother originally agreed to and intended."

That statement just focuses on the tax treatment.