The tax ramifications of holding rental real estate assets inside of an LLC (taxed as a disregarded entity or partnership) vs a corporation are vastly different. 

It seems as if zillow was going in very high just to get some assets and completely disregarded the little known fact that you still have to sell properties for more than you by them.The really sad part is mu wife decided not to sell the property so no over inflated price for me.

If you buy for appreciation only and disregard cash flow, you had better know exactly what you are doing.

I say the 50% "rule" is handy if 1) You're LIVING OFF THE CASH FLOW and 2) You're disregarding TOTAL RETURN.For those who HOLD property for long-term gain, consider a cash-flow of ZERO for 30 years.

Don't risk money just to do a deal.If it is educational in nature, then disregard my #2

First, is the LLC a disregarded entity for tax purposes (i.e. is there only one partner in the LLC or is there multiple partners?)?

disregard

When people disregard the original question and then provide irrelevant critical feedback that's based on assumptions rather than facts, that's neither business-like nor is it professional.I'm new to BiggerPockets, but I'm certainly not new to real estate and this post was an extremely education experience.

So if a seller says last minute hey my guy has no license and instructs title not to pay the agent the escrow company can disregard the broker demand but I will bet 50 cents that if that was the case the title co. would hold the funds until the parties reached a resolution or if no resolution was made would interplead the funds.

Every asset class has its ups and down, but if you put all your eggs in one basket and disregard the federal incentives to invest in your 401k......Also, according to the IRS:If a 401(k) plan provides for hardship distributions, it must provide the specific criteria used to make the determination of hardship.