So I use these sites exclusively.

Make sure to interview a handful of agents before locking in and signing an exclusive buyer agent deal. 5) As an lender professional, set a keyword for "financing" questions, and answer those questions to the best your ability on the forums here.

LLC are not eligible for Section 1202 Gain Exclusions, pass through investment, complex capital raising etc), andIf the LLC is formed for rental properties, you may run into lending issues, etc.

If you have owner occupied this property for two years out of the past 5 years,  you will qualify for the capital gains exclusion.  

I guess it all depends on your preferences, portfolio size, etc.I opened another free checking account with my regular bank that I use exclusively for REI property income and expenses.

If the deal is good the investor will come, commercial buyers like exclusivity.

Aloha,For an investor, a key difference to understand is that Residential has a lot of consumer protection "built in" for unwitting homebuyers AND tenants, whereas commercial is viewed by the Courts as a "Business to Business" situation governed almost exclusively by the Contract.

This article discusses a LOT of important exclusions.

use your sec121 exclusion to take it all tax free!! 

This is a new home.Misty, the 2 entities should have separate policies.  1 policy that will cover your new rental and a second insurance program to cover business activities under the real estate company.The main reason for this is that it would be difficult to have a policy that would have all of the appropriate Coverage forms and the removal of specific Exclusions forms to provide proper coverage to both operations.Depending on the size of the rental, start with $1M in General Liability, which could be listed under your rental policy as Premises Liability.For the real estate biz, most companies will start with $1M GL and $250k of E&O.