But they use high level tech....pre screen, self showings, and the 1225 is the standard fee for first month lease up services including them drafting and getting tenant to sign lease..

If you are looking for loans on real estate or a business lenders don’t necessarily care about the credit history of the LLC - they care about the performance of the asset and your creditworthiness since you will most likely have to sign personally.I have established multiple LLCs just days before closing on large loans for different assets, those particular entities barely existed and the banks did not care.If you are talking about pulling a business line of credit (like a HELOC, but against your business equity) then the banks like to see some history of revenue.

Would a DST work to defer taxes on ordinary income from say flipping properties and using the trust to invest in more properties?

I'm looking to purchase a 2-4 unit in northern Illinois, the Freeport area seems to have tons of affordable inventory.

Welcome to BP Nichole! 

Hello All, My name is Cara and I'm new to BiggerPockets.

So I got to thinking about it, and hence my thoughts that led to this post.  

This would include architectural fees, new equipment, cost of protecting or defending your title to the property, or building improvements.

This all seems very subjective to me.

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