Seems like maybe a less common scenario, but can't be the first time someone has done this. 

All your issues are pretty common. 

Entity structure wise, I'm getting conflicting opinions from lawyers/tax advisors on which scenario gives me the best separation between properties and asset protection from rental activities:1.

Second, list price is not a benchmark for a good deal, you are hung up on beating up the seller and if you are not achieving a win-lose scenario, you walk away.

Hey Judd, There are scenarios where paying your wife under the management company would make sense.

One-year leases are very common in smaller spaces, as you're most often working with tenants in the trade industry that need a garage styled space for tools and equipment, some with a small 1-person styled office adjacent the shop.

However, this is less common for standard FHA loans.

If they are willing to pay a deposit a year in advance, you are not charging enough.Where my daughter goes to school it is quite common to sign leases over 1 year in advance. 

Boiling it down even further, having the seller pay both agents commissions was common practice until this weekend. 

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