If it does you'll need to make sure the footings under the beam in the basement were sized to carry another whole floor.

@Lydia Woods, I'll answer one part of this... the owner probably wants to do seller financing because he/she will still get monthly income (from you).For example, rather than receiving a lump sum payment and having to pay taxes on that full amount this year, they'll carry the note and have you pay them a monthly mortgage, therefore only paying taxes on the amount they receive from you each year.So, they spread out the tax hit, and they keep getting a monthly income check.

Use part of what you have for a down payment to the owner ( keep some in reserves for unexpected issues) see if he will carry the remainder of the loan for at least 5 years or possibly the life of the loan depending on his age and what he is needing/ wanting out of the deal.

And do you have to use up passive loss carry over before you can defer the LTCG?

Vicky,If you currently have a rental that is paid for, you are carrying that through the whole "chain".

Both owners will entertain carrying note for 24-48 months.

Would love to use this with my iPad/Apple Pencil since I always have it with me it’s one less thing to carry around.

One company owns everything and does nothing (this is your SLLC a/k/a “asset holding company”) and a completely separate company handles all of your operations (this is a traditional LLC a/k/a “operating company”) For the operating company which serves as your face to the world and through which you do all your business, you establish a Traditional LLC to carry out the operations of your investments.

Definitely either make the price or terms more attractive (like seller carry) or add value in some way.

Great input Carrie!