Garcia, 360 So. 3d 432 (Fla. 3d DCA 2023) - determined that transferring real property to a limited liability company controlled by the grantors constituted a “change of ownership” of the subject property under state law, and therefore, Florida’s beneficial “10% Assessment Limitation” (i.e., a 10% cap on annual increases in a property’s assessed value for Florida property tax purposes) on the subject property COULD NOT be retained by the LLC after the transfer.Now your 10% annual tax cap is GONE🤯Despite the Florida Supreme Court's recent denial of discretionary review, making the decision final, the S & A case could significantly affect real property taxes for various related-party real estate conveyances.

Limit concessions.

The Assessments levied by the Association shall be used exclusively for payment of Common Expenses including, without limitation (i) the upkeep, maintenance and improvement of the Common Areas and other maintenance obligations set forth in Sections 10.1 and 10.3 below; (ii) maintenance, repair, replacement, and operation of rights-of-way and easements within or immediately adjacent to the Project (e.g. landscaping and sidewalks within the right-of-way of adjoining streets) to the extent that such actions are required by government entities or deemed appropriate by the Board, (iii) promoting the recreation, health, safety and welfare of the Owners and other lawful occupants of Lots within the Property, (iv) payment of property taxes for the Common Area; (v) insurance premiums; (vi) legal and accounting fees; (vii) management fees; (viii) charges for utilities and other services provided to the Common Area by the Association, if any, and for all utility charges paid or incurred by the City and reimbursed by the Association for street lights in the Common Area; (ix) costs to maintain the entrance features, including any electricity, landscaping and irrigation expenses associated therewith; (x) the performance and exercise by the Association of its rights, duties and obligations under the Project Documents, and (xi) maintaining any Stormwater Control Facilities located on portions of Common Areas to the standard required by the governmental entity or agency having jurisdiction over such areas.

AB1482 says:“This property is not subject to the rent limits imposed by Section 1947.12 of the Civil Code and is not subject to the just cause requirements of Section 1946.2 of the Civil Code.

But this can be off set because STRs can earn a lot more than LTRs.A host is very important to the experience of STR and responsiveness is critical.

We are 29 and 30 years old, and want to set ourselves up as best we can for financial freedom in the next decade and want to know the opportunity cost of keeping these.

Hey Zachary I think it's essential to look beyond mere interest rate differentials and focus on strategic benefits, particularly if scaling your portfolio is a long term goal.Key considerations:Pre-payment penalties: Determine if the HELOC has any penalties, impacting your flexibility payoff.Scaling strategy: Evaluate the scalability and limitations of each financing option.Advantage of HML: Allows scaling without hard credit pulls, and no pre-payment penalties.Holding costs: Factor in not just interest rate differences but also ancillary expenses as well as overall goals of scaling.Example scenario:Property purchase for $120,000 with $30,000 renovation.

I have an option to take over owner carried financing of the building  that the previous owner has set up with the owner before them.

Find a reliable cleaner and a handyman and your set.

To some people, it might be easy to them because they have the natural skill set already so when they jump into real estate, they feel it's not that difficult.