The biggest advantage of having a good buyers agent to me is the comps they know to better value your potential property, the digital offer PSA and connections to a good inspector and lender. 

Is it a way utilize some tax deductions? 

@Kaylin Gonzalez No, just taking the cash flow will not give you taxable rental income.You need to take Rental Income less Deductible Rental Expenses (e.g. depreciation, utilities, etc.) and this will give you Taxable Rental Income. 

With this in mind, I have seen other property owners use different strategies to bill their tenants for utilities.

However, the fact that it was an existing structure with utilities and plumbing running to the garage made our lives significantly easier.Existing 2nd Story Crash PadZONING AND PLANNINGWe’re located in a suburb of Boston where ADUs are allowed by-right… except if the structure is detached from the main building 🙄 which requires a “special permit”.

In a mobile home park, most of the value is in the underground infrastructure, roads, landscaping, amenities, pools, fencing, pads, utility pedestals, etc, while only a small portion of the value comes from a building, like a clubhouse or laundry facility.

You can deduct expenses like mortgage interest, property taxes, utilities, and repairs proportional to the rental space.

I've never worked with an investor friendly agent so I'm just looking for the most efficient way to utilize them if we decide to work together.

STR is becoming a difficult strategy because there are so many costs (furniture maintenance, utilities, internet, etc.) that you have to factor in and if you are in an oversaturated market, then unless your property is unique, you can only compete on price.

Family holds a light industrial property that has been leased to the same large utility company since the 80s and has never had a commission associated with the lease.