It’s still rough and has plenty of room for improvement, but I can upload photos of a distressed property, tax records, comps, lender rates, and local rehab costs.From there, it analyzes the photos to identify repairs, explains why they’re needed, estimates costs for each item, calculates the total rehab budget, determines ARV based on comps, and provides an expected return—basically automating a lot of what spreadsheets already do.It’s not meant to replace an analyst, and of course, everything still needs to be verified.

Also, managing the property as a rental could offer tax benefits.When purchasing, keep in mind condo association fees and maintenance costs.

Scale Strategically (if this applies to your goals) Reinvest profits, use the BRRRR method (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat), and leverage 1031 exchanges to grow your portfolio tax-efficiently.I'm a mortgage lender at Aslan Mortgage Lending and would love to find time to talk and discuss your journey.

@Roger D Jones and @Dominic Mazzarella hit it on the head: try seller financing first and see what his cash flow needs are and/or if you can reduce his CG taxes. 

I'm so excited to hear the Maximizing Your Tax Benefits session!

Though I am unsure how I would amortize the up front remodeling costs for P&L, tax accounting.2) Interest only loans term loans -  Would allow current owner to have cash flow on the property, without eroding the asset value. 

You could structure the deal as an installment sale or a lease option so the property owner doesn't see a large capital gain tax payment for the sale.And good on you for helping out!

The use of the accelerated depreciation strategy helps real estate investors to reduce the tax liability immediately which therefore increases their bottom line due to the offsetting of income.

Not to mention if you profit $10,000 or $20,000, you have to pay capital gains tax on it. 

You have the ability to sell while limiting your capital gains tax because you lived in 2 of the last 5 years.