1-4 units Fannie loans never allow Land Trust vesting.

This agency essentially allows you to pay to become a "Bestselling Author" without even having to write a word.

Essentially, this proposition allows seniors, victims of natural disasters, and disabled individuals the ability to transfer their property tax basis anywhere in the state.

I was under the impression that any change in loan guarantor would NOT allow the loan guarantee to follow.   

The step-up in basis allows children who inherit property upon their parent’s death to sell the property and avoid paying capital gains tax on its appreciated value.

Allow me to put the money I'd pay for the property into gov't bonds paying roughly what the lease payment would cost, and 3. would give them ~$320K in total lease payments including the offset of capital gains, while it would be equivalent to me purchasing it for cash today at $225K.I know there is an income tax liability on the seller's part for the lease payments, but I don't know their situation to judge the impact of that.I've never done a transaction like this before, so please poke holes in it, or if you have a better option, please let me know.

Current CA property tax laws allow prop 13 tax base (reduced property tax) if property was home of your parents and will be occupied by a child.  

If its close, perhaps they will allow yuo to sign a loan with them to pay off the remaining amount.  

As others have mentioned, your income is above $150,000 which doesn't allow you the exception to deduct passive losses.Since you are unable to claim real estate professional status, the losses remain passive and ineligble to offset other forms of income.The good thing is that they get carried forward and eligible to be used in the future when you sell the property or have passive income.

It allows you to claim part of income as passive and part as wages.