@Eric Lowe Prior to pulling the trigger on a Cost Seg study, you should evaluate 2 things:1 - How much net additional deprecation tax deductions a Cost Seg study would provide: Best way to get this is by requesting a free feasibility analysis from a Cost Seg provider.

Quote from @Dennis Knapp: they got ahold of me on fb through one of my groups and claim to be a direct lender. they seem to good to be true.

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.  

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

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

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.

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

I have, however, gotten other tenant types form Zillow - mostly insurance relocation claims