@Ginger CarrIf your parent's only income is $25,000 a year, they may be able to structure it via installment sale and avoiding paying taxes.There are some risks involved with an installment sale as they have to be on top of the buyer making payments or having to foreclose.But this strategy might be able to avoid federal taxes and net investment income tax.They may still be subject to state taxation though.However, the best approach might be for them to hold onto the asset and allow it to pass to you with a step up in basis(if it is still around).

hi everyone, this is my first time posting to bigger pocketsi am an airline pilot in my mid 30s and looking to create a new life for my wife and myself and our baby on the way. i have dove deep on BP and been scouring the bookstore and the podcasts and learning as much as i can about investing in real estate. we currently live in a 1b/1ba home we own, and no longer owe any debt. i bought it for $120k in 2015 with 2br/1ba, met my wife the next year, she moved in and we gutted it and rehabbed it ourselves (aside from some structural flooring stuff and the final electric and water connections) and blew the tiny bathroom out into the adjacent bedroom, making the house a 1br/1ba. we did all the framing and flooring, paint and drywall and fixtures ourselves. we plan to add an additional bedroom or two, and possibly another bathroom, in the unfinished attic at some point. i was granted a HELOC for $120,000 with my local bank after it got reappraised a month ago at $163,000. i think we spent around $25,000 on the rehab so i'm feeling pretty darn happy about the situation. obviously the covid exodus from boston and new york have pumped real estate prices but we dont really plan on selling any time soon; but possibly renting it out if i get relocated for work.i am trying to find my first investment deal, and my wife and i have narrowed down our plan to aim for a rental with cosmetic rehab and solid tenant base. we thought about house hacking. i'm not sure of where i'll be sent next with work, but i will be sent somewhere else soon. our local market (vermont) is not very landlord friendly so we are looking at long distance, self-sufficient rental as our first investment. i am leaning toward student rentals, and after searching and comparing prices and stuff we have chosen to focus on a few different college town markets in the TN, KY, WV region. i have found a property i think might fit. its a triplex with three 1br/1ba units and off street parking, split utilities, w/d in each unit, located a half block from campus. it seems in decent shape, its been on the market over 200 days, and is listed at $190,000 in a market i believe i can ask at least $750 per unit for rent, which would bring my cash flow to near $1000/mo if i used the calculator correctly.what next??

I was wondering what option would be more valuable for the res-sale of the home.Option 1: Take advantage of the long driveway and convert the two-car garage into a studio or 1bed 1 bath space. orOption 2: Keep the two car garage.I also considered finalizing the permits for the ADU space (since I will already by waiting on permits for the main home) and leaving it as a blank "ADU ready" with adequate structural, plumbing and electrical for the future buyer to complete if they wish.Thank you everyone for your opinions and I look forward to being a part of the BP community!

The trailers are inexpensive because the value is in the land and the structure is a depreciating asset.

@Clayton Dean ConradI think it depends on what type of deal you're looking to make and how you're planning to structure it.

See if you can find other deals to look at the range and typical fee structure, that's a good way to get started.

@Chris Levarek appreciate it, and having them in a Podcast is a great idea, even for my own curiosity :) Such an interesting business structure, I'd have to learn the skeleton first.

This time we were able to purchase off of a line of credit and then structure long term financing at a later date.

I have have money more opportunities like this, but don't know how to structure the deal so I don't ever have to take possession of the home.

I am looking to buy a investment property with 50-50 partnership. the other partner is not in the position to contribute to 50% so I am trying to structure a deal such a way that it is beneficial for both parties.