Potentially turning into section 8 if there is tenant turnover.

You are correct that insulation is almost certainly a bigger bang for the buck in a heating climate.

Not worth the liability risk and the potential damage pools leave.

Alternatives to ConsiderIf you want to involve an entity for liability protection or other reasons, here are some potential approaches:Assume in Personal Name and Transfer to Entity:Assume the loan in your personal name and later transfer the property title to an entity.Important: Transferring title may violate the loan’s due-on-sale clause unless explicitly allowed by the lender.

Cost segregation and bonus depreciation may create paper losses during the holding period, potentially offsetting some preferred return income if you have passive income or qualify as a real estate professional.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

There is a potential scenario where an outside rescue fund (marketed as preferred equity to new investors) could come into play in many of the projects that appear to be performing especially if they have been paying the pref (via a reserve account stockpiled by over raising funds in the beginning).

Hey @Trevor Scheumann, The biggest thing to look for when visiting a new potential market is going to be to network with boots on the ground, namely property managers, highly recommended realtors and maybe a few contractors if they come from trusted sources.

Marie Johnson if you have a potential deal and you're looking for a buyer, you'll need to post in the Marketplace forum.Financing the purchase of a note is not illegal.

Demand for February/March move-ins should see a notable uptick sometime in January, but you'll for sure see your strongest rental demand in late spring/summer.Your most recent post mentioned that you were going to look for someone for a 6-month lease - I think this is a great way to approach it to minimize vacancy loss while biding your time until we get into the higher demand summer months.Getting creative with your lease term and credits/concessions could also be a good way to solve a few potential problems in one shot. 

It took less than 5 minutes to enter this data into the BP Rental Calculator and see that the potential was outstanding.