Investment Info:Townhouse buy & hold investment.

I'm also open to holding off on the self-directed account and/S-Corp if it makes sense to do something else, or do it later.If you were in my situation, how would you handle the business structures?

You can also sell it to someone with a large down payment to recover your cash, and hold the loan until they can refinance.

A realtor helped find and negotiate, but we had to hold his hand quite a bit to ensure our contract was solid on the sale.

Some lenders hold there paper, some sell it, some do both.

Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.

,Bruce, holding a property for potential appreciation (i.e. not actively generating rental or business income) is a valid tax strategy. 

Investors and Sellers: Does the idea of a more private negotiation around commissions affect your decision to sell or hold your properties?

They are pretty good to learn the game of larger properties as a limited partner.

This is just a numbers game.