@Andrew Jessup It's extremely common for the family trust to initially own the real property and then to transfer ownership into an LLC for additional liability protection, with the LLC owned by the family trust. 

This creates two loan payments ($100,000 of equity and $300,000 on the new mortgage).Key NumbersHome Equity Loan Interest Rate: 6%Mortgage Interest Rate: 7%Rental Income: $3,000 per monthExpenses (management, taxes, insurance, maintenance): $800 per monthIncome and ExpensesMonthly Rental Income: $3,000Monthly Expenses: $800Monthly Mortgage Payment: $2,000ExplanationThe investor earns $3,000 in rent each month.They pay $2,000 on the investment property mortgage and $800 on other expenses.This leaves $200 profit each month or $2,400 per year.However, you have to pay $6,000 interest on the equity borrowed.This leaves you with an annual loss of $3,600.This example shows that while the rental property generates positive monthly income, the interest cost of borrowing the initial $100,000 results in an overall annual loss.

However, an initial glance suggests that a Pennsylvania CPA may have processes in place to address quirky Pennsylvania calculations and the federal tax prep experience to more easily research unfamiliar Georgia issues.

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This results in an initial negative equity position that consumes the initial cash flow.  

I would also ensure my family has a six month emergency fund for ourselves that is not part of the investment money, since buying your first property puts yourself in a more risky situation initially.

Our initial goal was to buy a duplex and house-hack it.

Kudos to you for taking initiative most people are too scared to make bold moves like that!

Wow, Just finished my initial call and set up with Justin to invest money from my HELOC.

After that, the tide usually reverses.STRs typically have large tax losses in the initial year of operation - but only in their initial year!