Here are a few lessons I learned during the renovation, many of which stemmed from the age of the house and unexpected hidden damages:1.Damaged Plumbing: Several plumbing pipes were ruptured or severely damaged, requiring replacement.2.Termite Infestation: I discovered termites, which led to additional costs for treatment and repairs.3.Rotted Wood: Significant sections of wood in the structure were rotted and had to be replaced.4.Lack of Insulation: There was no insulation in the att Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

The court seemingly implied that they could but simply failed to do so.At this point, without a more thorough research, I tend to conclude that the IRS excluded H/W LLCs from the QJV treatment arbitrarily, without statutory support.

Here are a few lessons I learned during the renovation, many of which stemmed from the age of the house and unexpected hidden damages:1.Damaged Plumbing: Several plumbing pipes were ruptured or severely damaged, requiring replacement.2.Termite Infestation: I discovered termites, which led to additional costs for treatment and repairs.3.Rotted Wood: Significant sections of wood in the structure were rotted and had to be replaced.4.Lack of Insulation: There was no insulation in the att Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

@Jason Sung Yes, this is common.

Is it common to purchase a home with other debt?

Whereas if you and the other investors held ownership as TICs (Tenants in common) then you could sell your portion and do a 1031 of your portion while others did something else. 

Is it common for developers to use subsidies to cover 100% of the construction costs without needing to obtaining debt or raising equity?

I keep window treatments white but I like everything light and bright. 

However, there may be a commonly expected way of handling it in your area.

The idea is to convert a multi-family building into condos; but not in the traditional sense where you separate pre-existing apartments into their own condos; but in a way where you combine the common areas of all of the apartments in that whole building, and turn the individual rooms within those apartments into condos themselves; thus transforming the hallways, kitchens, bathrooms, living rooms, dining rooms, porches, balconies into common areas of the condos.