As you probably heard now is a pretty tight market to find cashflow because of the high interest, taxes and insurance ( especially in Houston).

You are NOT paying for our labor and materials , its much more than that , office staff , trucks , tools , insurance , taxes , benefits , health insurance , etc are all part of the price .

There are also additional costs of operating and maintaining an LLC, like separate bank accounts, annual report filings, tax filings, etc.2.

Don't forget the tax savings in your ROE.

So for these locations, leasing to a car lot is a “tax payer”; no cash flow just enough rent to cover the insurance and property taxes and perhaps a moderate loan service.  

If you have them for more than 2 years they look at your tax returns to determine whether you are making money or not.

Even if you own in cash, utilities, insurance, and taxes cost you money every day you hold.

What are the monthly taxes and insurance payments?

Tack onto this, legal fees, preservation, taxes paid, etc and you'll likely be over 600K total judgement.   

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