I'm also open to holding off on the self-directed account and/S-Corp if it makes sense to do something else, or do it later.If you were in my situation, how would you handle the business structures?

You can also sell it to someone with a large down payment to recover your cash, and hold the loan until they can refinance.

Some lenders hold there paper, some sell it, some do both.

Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.

,Bruce, holding a property for potential appreciation (i.e. not actively generating rental or business income) is a valid tax strategy. 

Right now, I am anticipating 500+k cash soon and is trying to find the best place to put it to work before the interest rate goes down, i.e. acquire worthy assets and hold. 

Investors and Sellers: Does the idea of a more private negotiation around commissions affect your decision to sell or hold your properties?

But real wealth comes from long-term buy-and-hold, and if you hold this for 20 years, the money you'll make then will dwarf that small savings.Plus, at least here in Colorado, the market is picking up.

I have to say, it seems to be holding water. ;)

If you are looking for some good meetups I would say NCREIA has some pretty good ones but there are also smaller meetups like the TREIA meetups they typically have every Wednesday, one of my good friends hold a deal exchange every two weeks on thursday.