One credit union said they might do a small percentage if I was attributing it to something specific such as a roof on that house.  

So I would attribute your situation to one where you ended up getting an incompetent person, just like in any industry.

RESPA Rules on AgentsSection 9 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act prohibits sellers from conditioning the home sale on the use of a specific title insurance company, and in fact violators can be subject to penalties, with the most ­typical being a fine of up to three times the amount of the title insurance fee.Section 1024.2 of RESPA says a “required use” exists when a person must use a particular provider of settlement services to have access to a distinct service or property, if the person will pay for (or pay a charge attributable in whole or in part to) the settlement service.It’s not considered a “required use” if the seller offers to pay the buyer’s title charges.

Though I think William may have been referring to entities to attribute some earned income to the activities of property management when he discussed S-Corp vs LLC.

Since I have had great tenants who pay on time and care far better for the property (I attribute this to vetting my applicants till I found quality renters). 

You might be able to reduce the amount of recapture through capital investment (but these would be lease-hold improvements and may not be attributable to the Vendor/Lessor's tax situation).Up here (Canada), you would be all but guaranteed the CRA would flag it as an instalment sale.

There are a few physical attributes to look for in regards to utilities that have to be considered, however.

If debt-financed real estate is acquired via an IRA, any income attributable to such investment will generally be subject to unrelated debt finance income tax.5.

You should not be restricted in your ability to depreciate, but you may be restricted in your ability to ultimately utilize any passive loss attributable to the depreciation unless you have some active participation with respect to the property.

When I evaluate comparable low-end metro markets (Detroit, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, etc), I look to see how their attributes stack up to Cleveland.