In fact, the city required the owners to show proof that they had paid the taxes to get the increased lottery entries. 

The homes in Southlake, tend increase in value making is a great location for investments.

Additionally most markets saw and the increase in new builds increasing inventory over 10% a year. 

Keep it simple and use a single member LLC.Also, if you pass costs/losses to the S Corp side, I could see them being "trapped" or used within the S Corp which might not be so good.

I don't disagree but I am not going to spend a ton of dough to maybe get a 3 percent increase in bookings.

  $1mm to $3mm Value increase in 2 years, which they can capture if they sale. 

Write it down, develop a policy in writing, create a simple checklist to summarize/follow, and stick to it.

If you are interested in how to decrease your Federal Taxes and increase your cash-flow, I can help with no-cost consulting or studies specific to your property(ies) whether they are small or large and anywhere in the US or US Territories. 

How often do the fees increase?  

Well, like most things in this business, it is not really that simple.