If the rents end up being taxable in the organization, they'll actually be subject to maximum income tax rates very quickly - much faster than if you just did this personally.There are groups now starting with "socially responsible" investing - effectively a standard partnership/syndicate that is "investing for good" - that would likely be a better structure to avoid 501(c)(3) headaches in a for profit venture.  

Most lenders will follow a 5,4,3,2,1 Step-down penalty for the lowest rate.

Without boring you with our analysis, at a 50% occupancy rate it would net us about the same as renting it out long-term.  

When running my numbers I got the current rates that he is charging, and they are 30-40% less than the fair market rent value in my area.

So we negotiated for a seller financing deal with very little down and a very low interest rate How did you finance this deal?

Are interest rates just too high now to buy a rental property?

Hi Paul, Dont forget to Research the current real estate market conditions in Suffolk County, including trends in property values, rental rates, vacancy rates, and demand for multifamily housing.

They are going to start dental school here and will likely stay for four years.

Last time I approached lenders I was approved for a loan with an interest rate of 9.5%, but that was when I was trying to purchase through an LLC so it was a commercial loan.

Bookkeepers who serve REIs have to have a good amount of U.S. tax code knowledge or at least have to know where to find the info.You're not going to get this for $4/hr.I think outsourcing other activities to other countries to take advantage of exchange rates can be effective but do yourself a favor and don't do this with your bookkeeping/accounting/tax advisory/tax filing/etc (anything financial).Just like Kristen Ambrose, we see really screwed-up bookkeeping records from these types of situations all the time.