Today many if not most (50.1%+) rental properties have a lower cash flow on downpayment (new purchase) or equity (existing property) than a bank CD.

The loan officer says the refinanced amount would be 75% of the purchase price and not the new appraised value after rehab.In this case, is it a bad idea to transfer ownership of the duplex into my family member's name and then purchase the duplex back but this time financed? 

Hi all -- I recently purchased 13 acres and built a 10K SF warehouse/office space for my business.I'm looking to begin developing the rest of the land with some contractor garages.

Is the holding period calculated from the purchase date to the sale date?

I originally created an llc to purchase the land, however decided after to buy it in my name and transfer into the llc after the house is built, rented, and refinanced.

The rental market is still extremely hot and prices are high with inventory low, but I have still been managing to cash flow on the new purchases.     

For example, if I were to purchase a home for $1M, fix it up then sell it for $1.4M, how much of that $400k gain would be taxed?

Again any information about the macro economics and potential of the area will be greatly appreciated. 

If you were to purchase something I may be interested in being the “local contact” and possibly helping out in other ways if you were to self manage.

I see some banks posting it online for bidding on Xome.com and some and posting on MLS as a foreclosure purchase.