I am just unsure if we can avoid capital gains taxes if we do the seller financing route. 

And you still get the same benefits in terms of tax benefits (depreciation is a beautiful thing), rental profits, principal paydown and appreciation. 

To make it easy, you can't buy in an LLC unless that LLC has two years of tax returns or if you are buying in cash.

I moved from the SF Bay Area to live and invest in Reno, NV because of it being much more landlord friendly, low property taxes, close to Northern CA and Lake Tahoe, strong appreciation, and I understood the market after speaking to a bunch of people and feeling confident about the future here.  

If you have rental(s) or plan to get one and want to decide between long/mid and short-term rental strategies taxes do play a roll if you have high W2 income you want to try and reduce you tax burden. 

However, the actual deadline would be April 15, 2025 my individual tax payer filing deadline per Rev.

If its more of a long term strategy or tax strategy it can work.

Don’t forget you’ll get 20-30% of the rate increase back in tax savings. 

Focus on growing your business profile to transition away from this.Documentation: Lenders often request detailed financials and tax returns.

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