It's worth trying if you already have an account since it's free, but I would never rely on it even if I had an account.

Accounting firms typically have nothing to do with this process unless somehow the title company subcontracted the preparation of the 8288 to them (which really isn’t necessary as it doesn’t require tax expertise, only familiarity with the FIRPTA procedures in general, which any title co who’s worked with a sale by a foreign person would likely know).This is indeed a weird situation and it definitely is unsupported by any authority in the code and regulations to send the withholding tax amount to an accounting firm acting as a middle man for the IRS unless they somehow expressly made an agreement to do so.Good luck with that

Here is why I feel the headache of being their lender was not worth it at all:-I had to check in to get updates on the property.

Any CPA worth their salt would be able to assist you either by knowing things immediately or knowing exactly where to look to find out if they don't.

@Joshua Savage Hust my $0.02 worth.

Before we purchase the property, I'd like to understand: when we pull permits for the rennovation, would we be required to demolish the front section to bring it into conformity on the setback line or does that typically get grandfathered in?

Tower FCU may be worth exploring and possibly Signature FCU.

I see Seabrook as a place to visit when you want and use the losses to offset high income net worth stuff.

I have seen comments about tax liens there and it seems as if it isn’t worth doing.

Though we cannot assist with owner-occupied, DSCR loans are typically going to be 1.5-2% origination + $1500-$2500 in underwriting/admin/legal fees.