That's because the city won't calculate the actual amount till a structure is built, aka it's not just a plot of land anymore.This will obvious cause your property tax bill to go up and also your mortgage escrow account as well (sometimes these things can make your mortgage shoot up a few hundred a month). 

To navigate the nuance in the laws properly for compliance and to accurately structure our LLC, I am looking to consult with an attorney who knows immigration + business + tax laws. 

This amounts to lost opportunity because if you had purchased RE, at the closing it can start producing return. 5) ADUs detract from the existing structure whether this is privacy, a garage, or just yard space. 6) this is related to number 1, but there are many more buyers looking to purchase homes for their family than there are RE investors looking to purchase small unit count properties.

We want to detail the responsibilities, capital contributions, profit and lost sharing percentages, decision-making process, have dispute resolution methods, and exist strategies.

I absolutely target retention through many methods.

Figure out which method makes the most sense for you and look at the numbers for at least 10 deals.

My thought is that the people that ARE using it for lead gen/outreach, automation etc. will keep the methods to themselves until the advantage of early adoption is done and that business segment is saturated, then they will sell courses to everybody else..

Yes, you can deduct related expenses including gas, loan interest, insurance, etc. using the actual vehicle expenses method to deduct auto expenses for your rental or other businesses. 

The chart of accounts is structured around the Schedule E, so you simply export it and send to your tax professional.

Understand entity structuring and what is best for you, especially if you are going to do flips.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.