As U.S. citizens residing in Europe, we are required by the local tax code to hold the property in our personal name.

There are less taxes in Alberta too.

This has driven up the property taxes there. 

After 20+ years in real estate partnerships, here's what actually puts you on the IRS radar (and what doesn't):REAL Red Flags That Matter:The Partner Complaint TriggerDisgruntled partner files Form 8082K-1 disputesPartnership disputes leading to tax filingsReal Impact: Instant IRS attentionSuspicious Loss ClaimsLosses exceeding investmentArtificial basis inflationSudden large losses without economic realityExample: $100K investment claiming $500K lossesRelated Party GamesCircular property flipsBelow-market transfersFamily partnership schemes without substanceWatch Out: IRC §267 and §707(b) violationsDebt Engineering Red FlagsBasis inflation schemesArtificial guarantee arrangementsPartner debt shifts near year-endCritical: IRC §752 compliance matters!

Quote from @Fred Scott: Sunrise Capital Investors - Mobile Home Park Investment FundI've seen a few posts about them here but none of them actually talks about what the actual annual returns have been.They are advertising heavily for passive tax deductions which is fine but what are the actual returns over a period of (say) five or ten years?

Taxes 10k HOA is 9k The current owner never did short-term rentals.

If so, there are no transfer taxes due. 

Since the trust is a disregarded entity, the benefit is bypassing  probate, not tax issues or liability concerns. 

So all of the gain and depreciation recapture are initially still tax deferred.However, like Joe said, the down side is later when sold  you lose the 1031 option. the client will pay tax on all gain and depreciation recaptured from before the 1031 also. 

Plus it's ordinary income so it's a nice tax hit.