If you did this the 1031 would be appropriate, you get the lease you each want, and after a year or so they can exercise their option and buy it from you.Added bonus - If the rent to own is structured tight enough so that risk of loss passes to the now tenant at signing of the contract rather than the deed changing that is the same thing as you selling the property on the day you ink the rent to own so you could again 1031 that property if the financing issues could be worked out.

Appreciation is a fantastic bonus, but it is risky to count on, even in our dynamic Austin market. 

I consider MTM a bonus for the LL so I would not up charge and can’t offer any other advise.

If you already got the property, and it's listed for renting, see if you can apply the bonus depreciation for roof replacing (with the same type of roof, no improvements) - talk with your CPA.

Ally is currently paying 1.8% and Discover is 1.75 with a $200 bonus for depositing 25k. 

.  :-(  The bonus that doesn't get a lot of talk time, however, is the really good reporting that can be generated when you leverage the classes along with standard bookkeeping practices.  

Even if it does the project is probably 5 years or more away from completion if they just announced it, base your purchase off of current numbers and if this complex comes to fruition then it is a bonus

Hourly with bonus is fine.

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