,There is not tax benefit; however, there is if you want to pay yourself wages and contribute to a solo 401k, offer health benefits, HSA, etc.Rental income by itself is not subject to SE Tax.

Nothing else matters more about determining value of a property than the recent sales in the immediate vicinity of your subject property.

I have a lead that came in that is a good candidate for a subject to deal.

Saw that one, but it got highjacked to another subject, so not much info there.

I use square ft. if it is within 20% of subjecter.

What I'm about to say is my opinion based on several factors; a. experience in reviewing thousands of RE transaction with respect to lending issues. b. legal aspects from personal experience and formal training and c. subjective judgment in applying learned experiences.

What subject is/are your academic degree(s) in?

It becomes a rider when the subject property is for investment purposes.

The only test we have been subjected to is the buyers attorney & the Title Co perusing all the LLC documents if & when the Title of the property being sold is held in the LLC.

I have a lot to learn still at this point, but I try to educate myself as much as possible and have spent countless hours doing my research online as well as reading many great books on the subject of investing, wealth and money management.