Depending on how much money you're making (which, if you're at a loss, may not be a ton), those trusts can sometimes cause more tax than going the standard LLC route and just paying the $800 in the first place.I'm not sure from your post if you're talking about income taxes that are owed, or the $800 LLC fee, which is more akin to a franchise fee in the terminology that you're using. 

I don’t want to be convinced that the quick money will be better than waiting it out for an offer that makes more sense.

Our market is the same way, either spend the money on a hot tub or expect much lower revenues!

Hard Money How did you add value to the deal?

I'm just curious...I'm here in CA, and with the cost of housing, I'm always wondering if my home is too large and if I should be finding other ways to invest my money, such as buying rental property (2 town homes instead of a house for example) and moving into a house later. 

Hard money How did you add value to the deal?

Hard Money How did you add value to the deal?

Hard Money How did you add value to the deal?

Hard money financing 10% down How did you add value to the deal?

With only putting 13K down and netting over $650/month I made my money back in about 20 months - I still own the property and it rents for $1,250 currently.