Selling your share at fair market value could avoid gift tax but may trigger capital gains tax for you based on the sale price and your cost basis.In California, the transfer may also trigger a property tax reassessment under Proposition 13 unless a specific exemption applies.

My niece spent 12k learning to apply make up and be a make up artist.  

If you’ve yet to build up substantial credit in the U.S. you can apply for foreign national specific loans that don’t take credit history into consideration when qualifying as in some circumstances you can get better rates and terms applying as a FN when your U.S. based credit history is in it’s infancy.

This is a very valuable skillset to have in your arsenal as an investor that can dramatically increase your net worth in a short period of time if the strategy is applied correctly.  

In fact, it applies not only to contractors but to everyone who did some kind of work for you last year: property managers, wholesalers, mentors, attorneys, and even – yes!

The market will naturally balance itself. 

You're definitely in a unique situation, but there are some SOPs that apply here. #1, know your guest avatar.

That time I was looking at getting 201 S Washington (a 5 unit rental) and S Washington wasn't designated as STR and Gettysburg City said that I had to go thru the process of applying for zoning licence which is followed by a hearing with the neighbors as the jury who would hand me the verdict - yes/no.I like analyzing markets and observing them for a number of months/years.

. - Also, Section 8 is NOT what most investors think it is - or else demand would have caused the returns to drop.DM us if you'd like to discuss applying the above to Detroit market:)

I would remove the parts that don't pertain so you don't have to bother with checking boxes or lining through clauses that don't apply.