Welcome to BP family @Jonathan Dye It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more.

Great points all, thanks for the feedback @DarrenEady We have to be pretty strategic when opening and operating legal entities her in California; fore in my state, there is an $800 tax, many say cost of filing or filing fee and this is even before you disclose your income to be taxed.

Welcome to BP community @Wendy Hatz It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more. 

Welcome to BP community @Joe Kling It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more.

If you ever want to get together to strategize let me know.

Welcome to BP family @Keren Threlfall You came to the right place to learn about various aspects of real estate and more!

Every investor's situation is unique, and the mix of available capital of both qualified retirement and non-qualified types, employment type and income, investing expertise, age, and goals will be just a few of the factors that one would need to consider when designing a strategy.A fee based certified financial planner would be the best resource for making strategic decisions.  

Welcome to BP community @Valeria Vitale It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more. 

Note holder is a thread here on BP and several brokers chimed in where we discussed in detail many of the aspects of seller financing.

Amy Coleman, Simon touched on a very important aspect, the term being long enough to cure the ills the buyer may have.