It will go a long way in reducing your risk.

It costs a couple more dollars an hour but it reduces the learning curve and turnover.  

Most newbies LOSE MONEY on their first flip, estimate high and you'll reduce your chances of that happening to you too!

But I could see how adding an additional fee could reduce the applicants and give the candidates who really want the property. 

It is treated as a rollover in IRS lingo.Either way, make sure you have a very clear record of the cumulative contributions you have made to the Roth and any distributions you make reducing that contributed base.Ollie B.

It reduces taxable income from the property and if that income becomes negative, it is subtracted from other passive income (other property that may have positive income) or ordinary income (if you make less than $100K or you are a real estate professional) or is carried over to the next year.Once the property is sold, all previous depreciation becomes a subject to recapture - it is added to the income and taxed at a special rate (20% or so - ask your CPA).

In regards to Ben's comments, the main reason why we are only getting 32 units is because of "net worth" limitations since we are working with Freddie Mac to finance 75% of purchase price.I can't afford to owner-operate this property since I run another business that requires 80% of my time and I don't have the time nor the resources to put together a team before closing, therefore I need to find a good PM company that runs this well, even if cash flow is substantially reduced.

Depending on ARV I could take more than the $175k initial investment out but the loan payment would start to reduce my ROI at above $175k.

Gross, otherwise it would be unfair to owners who know what they are doing and how to reduce expenses.

So it makes your rental income tax free- and potentially lets you use that loss to reduce your other income as well.