Instead, they get compensated by Turnkey providers or builders with a marketing fee:“…we as the turnkey property promoter gets compensated by and only by the turnkey provider or builder that we are working with, they are essentially paying a marketing fee,” ( Link ).

Technically it would be best to get a C Corporate or S Corp. to flip properties and since you are considered a dealer if you do several properties a year and this could have negative tax consequences in an LLC.

And of course we're in agreement on consulting a tax pro.

Yes I understand what you are noting, and I believe on the commercial side of things they are typically not putting their names on the docs like you do for a resi loan but just brokering/underwriting it and collecting a fee as a 1099.

. - The 13 unit I went in on has been almost 2 years and still hasn't had the framing inspection passed- All my taxes doubled on my rentals, so now my cash flow has plummeted. - I've had multiple vacancies, including one where the tenant left after a year and cost me $6k in turn costs.

As a contractor I had to work for money, be at the mercy of the customer, jobs and timelines never seemed to go as planned, only to pay tax on the money I worked for.

Despite the equity We also want to take advantage of tax advantages we did stay in the property for 2 years !  

When I did my first house hack in Columbus I showed very low income on taxes. 

other posters have started threads saying they're going to buy STRs for tax savings... and this doesn't make sense to me.  

I find condos/townhomes to be easier to manage out of state because the HOA handles a lot of the maintenance, just be aware of condo fees and find a place that is reasonable like $300-400/mo or less if you are lucky.