The tax is called "unrelated business income tax" or UBIT, and is intended to prevent non-profit entities from having an unfair advantage over taxed entities.

Remember they frequently have to deal with owners coming in that are upset over taxes, so being extra friendly will help. 

You may be under or over taxed..  

They are willing to overpay a little to get a listing and avoid getting overtaxed.

House is 90% complete needing finishing work (clean paint, trim, fixtures, grout,appliances) a layer poly on woodfloors, driveway work, spruce the yard/front steps. 50k for cosmetic- 50k for larger items.ARV:450k (conservatively)Tax Value- 475k ( area reflects homes selling over tax value)All-in$: $330k (200+100+30(fixed costs)) Profit: 120K range...RIGHT!?!

@Prithvi Sri Yes you can do a cost seg to accelerate deprecation, however you benefit will depend on what your carried over tax basis is in the property and how much, if any, capital you put in to the new purchase.

that's a good point of houses sitting idle.there is a stretch of ocean front in Honolulu... were a Japanese billionaire bought about 20 ocean front poperties all in basically a row.. and never really used any of them they just sat there rotting.he got In a little twist with Japanese gov over tax's and was forced to finally sell..

So, now we have to do the math starting with the amount of cash we have to invest with either one lump sum, or the cash we have to invest over a period of time and then we need to compare the profit difference between multi-units and single-family homes and this get to be frustrating, cumbersome, paralyzing and over-taxes the mental capacity of my small brain.

It was just released that a lot of residents have been over taxed.

It's crucial to note that the HOA's lien takes priority over tax and mortgage liens, and the claim period for HOA foreclosure surplus funds is generally shorter.