When you sell your income property, you can write-off any unused rental losses that have accumulated while you have owned the property.The Disadvantages of having an LLC.Up Front and Ongoing ExpenseWhen setting up an LLC there are costs involved that are generally charged by an attorney or tax accountant for the preparation of your LLC charter.

You're working toward building a long term wealth accumulating business, plan accordingly.For the Seller Financing, If I was going to ask it of a seller, I would start with finding out what else they might do to invest their money instead.  

-if the property has wildly appreciated consider a refi to pull out equity and place elsewhere-if pulling out equity upsets the cashflow balance, then a 1031 is probably a good ideaIn the event of rising market rates, you have paid enough down that you can refinance into another 5/1 ARM and restructure your debt which will help you keep your mortgage payment low, even if you have to take a hit to the principle pay-down.While you accumulate the savings of a 5/1 ARM and your debt is paid down, your rent should be appreciating too.  

s point, I would work on accumulating cash.

Unit 6 was a very long term tenant who had accumulated 14 stray cats in which 3 were pregnant.

We hope to be able to pay for that with capex reserves and cash flow as we start to accumulate some cash.

Not totally closed to BRRRR if the numbers work, but we don't necessarily want to accumulate more SF right now (eye on the MF prize).  

I want to continue to accumulate properties that cash flow (open to looking in different regions, especially Western Mass), begin flipping, and be open minded to all opportunities to build a fluid RE business.  

Move, buy, repeat and slowly accumulate wealth through others.  

Leveraging that amount of cash to buy SFHs or small multis in favorable cash flow areas could allow the buyer to accumulate maybe $15M worth of props, and cash on cash returns north of 10%. 3) The better returns in LA with that kind of money are the ultra high end flips.