With careful planning and consistent effort, you can create a portfolio that aligns with your long-term goals.Good luck!

I didnt mention I already have a trust and yes the plan was either to put those in the trust.

For your part, it might seem like a free roll of the dice to go to court, but there are surprises and landmines along the way, litigation always takes far longer than anybody expects, and the time and emotional expense of fooling with litigation are energy drains on more productive endeavors.

I haven't seen anyone ask if you are planning on self managing.The investors that I work with now find the hybrid of the two a better place when they are just starting and growing. 

The 15% tax hit is a one time expense, versus 4.3% is annual interest.

https://treas-secure.state.mi....some things to keep in mind:-Non owner occupied properties pay 18 mils more in taxes in Michigan - Even with the SEV you should plan that the SEV will go up.

I'm in the market for entity config and tax planning/prep.

Do you meet with us routinely to be proactive and do planning?

In some cases you will find grossly mismanaged deals with bloated expenses which can easily be fixed to boost NOI or in other cases it could be that some units were offline for several months because of a fire perhaps which hurt revenues.

Good call, getting multiple bids is definitely the plan.