He knows nothing relevant about this purchase. 

Quote from @Victor Yang: If I gift a house, what amount will go towards the lifetime gift limit, the amount i purchased the house for, or the current FMV?

Understand Realtor (Agent) Fees- In Germany, real estate agent (Makler) fees are typically paid by the buyer and can range from 3-7% of the property purchase price, plus 19% VAT.- These fees are due at closing and are part of the overall transaction costs.6.

Why add an ADU if it can be purchased cheaper?

With this being your first purchase, you may want to consider a property that's not being sold at auction. 

Hi Thu - Congrats on your first STR purchase—so exciting!

I'd also like to try to purchase with a land trust or my LLC. 

My agent is saying that we are unable to split the contract that way (or reduce the purchase price), so I'm trying to figure out options.

These are the best options for finding sellers willing to transact in today's market at cap rates that make sense to the current interest rate environment, in order to capitalize on the upcoming favorable market conditions over the next few years such as spiking rent growth, falling vacancy, and compressing cap rates.Interest Rate ProjectionsLooking at the Federal Reserves Dot Plot, which is released every quarter and is the federal reserves outlook on where they believe the Fed Funds Rate, which does not control fixed-rate financing but does influence it, as well as directly affects floating rate financing, is predicted to be 3% - 3.25% by Year End 2027 (Source), currently sitting at 4.25% - 4.5% today.

Newly built (2024) duplex in Boiling Springs, SC. List price: 445,000.DP: 89,000
Closing: 8900
Total Invest: 97,900
Projected mortgage: 2500
Rent: 1700 per unit, 3400 total
Taxes: 42
Insur: 263
CapEx: 100Repair...