After that, the tide usually reverses.STRs typically have large tax losses in the initial year of operation - but only in their initial year!

Hello, looking for tips on LLC formation for real estate investors.

So the current owner is a large investment group that bought a lot of property last year and has decided to diversify now, so while I absolutely get your hesitancy about the possible lender issues, I am not as worried about that as wondering about the terms of the loan itself.  

Being that the brokerage is small and new, and we are all mostly new agents, I don't have a large, experienced "team" to help find a buyer, so I am pretty much on my own trying to navigate the selling process of this home. 

The lender will fund a large percentage of the purchase price (up to 85-90%) plus the full rehab costs.

Yes - I believe that odds are better at making an NFL roster than sustained modest six-figure success in wholesaling.Most of this industry is filled with broke no income no job, no assets types who paid a large educational fee to one of the ~5-20 major gurus in the space and will never make meaningful income.

In large part leverage can accelerate returns.There are also many variations in RE.  

Of the 3 cities, I am leaning towards Charleston since it is bounded at least partially by water and wetlands which would prevent large-scale urban sprawl and increased supply of housing.

Given the large time I already put in, is there a way to force the sale with the U&O in place?

And while each of these is a potentially large expense, they pale in comparison to your biggest financial risk: A judgement against you for gross negligence.