I'm up in Clarksville - buy-and-hold investor, property manager. 

Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.

While I could sell both properties and turn a large profit, avoiding ongoing maintenance and property taxes, I’m also interested in holding on to both properties as long-term investments.I’ve thought about possibly doing a full demo and rebuilding a custom home in Carlsbad for personal use or to sell down the line for a significant profit.

So yes, you need to set aside enough money to pay future taxes.Taxes are calculated only on your net profit - i.e. after everything is deducted, including labor & materials, holding costs, financing costs and business overhead such as marketing and driving. 

my question is WHY U sound very successful today with your holdings.. why take on the risk of managing money for others and giving up 70 or 80% of the profit equity on deals you find .. do less deals and keep it all and have no liability to investors.

-> Stress-test rehab/vacancy/hold time.3) Your profit is made at purchase. 

Investment Info:Retail buy & hold investment.

For starters, the prospect passes our 3.5x income requirement, has a 700+ credit score but a few things that I seem to have trouble with is the management company that was on the application, I wasn't able to find any viable information through regular web searches, but through the Business public record I found an LLC to this management company which I found was created 5 months ago. 

I assume you're not local because the 44111 zip code has excellent properties and is definitely worth holding onto.