Other considerations things to look at include; are any utilities common (like paying for a boiler for all 4 units instead of individual furnaces), how does access/common areas work, do the tenants all have access to laundry, are there any common area utilities (light common area lights, electric or gas for laundry) that would stay in the owner name.  

I would not pay above appraised value for an investment property unless I knew it had some competitive edge that would increase its value considerably (ie. it was a subdividable lot or allowed for other uses that enhanced value that were taken into consideration).

For example: If I bought a house for $200K, and the quote to construct the very same house in the same location is $300K, then the value of improvements should be considerably high ($200K) and the value of the land be considered negligible (closer to 0).Of course this helps depreciate more improvements in the life of the property, but I would like to hear your thoughts on whether this logic would hold up with IRS in the event of an audit.What do you think?

You cannot do what you described in your last paragraph unless they also wouldn't be getting paid/other consideration until the year of the title transfer as well.

Is this a Single Family Rental - it can work for sure to start with negative cash flow - but this is a very very risky strategy - especially if there aren't other considerations like tax benefits on a larger portfolio or anything else I'm missing

I will take all of this information in consideration.

This alone leads me to believe it is distinguishable from our hypothetical but then add in that that part of the consideration for the contract was an agreement that the vendor would share in a portion of the goods produced in the future and the fact pattern diverges even more.Since the vendee could not comply with its obligations simply by signing a document i.e. a deed, the breach could not be resolved by specific performance.

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I don’t personally invest in STR’s, but previously served as legal counsel for a company that owned a hotel portfolio valued over $1B, and understand the space and policy considerations that are creating barriers across the country.