Some buyers enter these agreements without fully understanding the financial commitment, often influenced by overly optimistic advice.

What Blackstone’s Sale of First Eagle Investment Management Means for Real Estate InvestorsBig news in the investment world: Blackstone, the global private equity giant, is reportedly selling First Eagle Investment Management—a move that has major implications for financial markets.

Additionally, there was no business license registered in the City of Atlanta.Suspicious Communication: The individual identified as Chris Anderson had a heavy foreign accent and provided convincing but dubious claims about the company's legitimacy.Questionable Financial Arrangements: Upon loan approval, the wiring instructions directed the loan fee to a Capital One checking account under the name of a supposed loan facilitator—a 85-year-old woman in Florida.

Yet another reason, (albeit not in the top three) why all rental property should be in an LLC with a wife or child as a partner (even .1%) so as to file the Form 1065.Number 1 is liability protection, Number 2 is privacy, Number 3 is ease of transfer for estate planning, Number 4 is possible sale of the LLC to conceal sales price (also called drop and swap), Number 5 is having a single entity for financial reporting, Number 6 is brand identity.

Great tools that get updated regularly.I am on the lending side of things and would be happy to hop on a call with you anytime to discuss financial strategies and help answer any questions you may have about nearly any loan product available to help you on your journey, even if they are not products my capital partners offer.We are all here to help you learn and grow.

@Matthew McleanBigger Pockets is a great place to find an accountant specializing in real estate taxation.A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant specializing in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.Consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for an accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

There are many other tax strategies you could be taking advantage of outside of the real estate world and a good financial planner will help you identify and maximize these benefits in the context of your overall goals.

I am not sure what your financial situation is or if you have a 401K as an option to borrow but this has worked for us. 

However, my mother has financially contributed to the property, effectively making her the rightful owner.

I would not want to be the accountant at this firm though trying to track all of this, especially if they have to file consolidated financials -  Woof.