I'm in the unfortunate position on 2 houses right now of a) waiting 2-4 weeks with a vacant house and paying holding costs until 90 days are up or b) marketing before 90 days are up and indicating in agent comments on MLS (or somewhere else on listing) needs to be conventional loan, thereby limiting the pool of potential buyers and also, by definition, likely decreasing price and/or increasing days on market.Any rehabbers selling to FHA buyers and completing projects sub 90 days- interested to hear what you're doing.Thanks, Jon

If I execute the dead of transfer to my LLC and then refinance,is this a taxable event?

Your ROE is always less than your ROI if value has been created and the property is worth more.Over time appreciation, forced appreciation and capital paydown will always be more than rental increases, therefore your ROE will decrease over time, even though your net worth is going up.For example, you own a free and clear 14 unit apartment building that can sell on the open market for 1.5 million dollars.

Do you think the lost tax deductions from the decreased IRA contributions would be made up through the tax deductions from the investment property?

My bill decreased to $350 per month in the summer.

You could see 4% annual rent decreases and your albatross will get heavier.

The amount held on deposit is not a deductible expense nor is it treated as taxable income.

Your estate attorney values from a liquidation view point, which is based on a quick sale, such as an auction, where the marketing time may be limited, similar in other matters such as in bankruptcy and evaluations of assets for qualifying for government benefits or taxable matters.Under GAPP, we say that an asset is valued at cost or market, whichever is less.

I'm assuming that timing of the record of ownership is based on the date of the tax deed, not the certificates purchased, making the gain taxable as ordinary income.

I mean'to add Lakewood (just south of Tacoma as I didn't run Tacoma report) Sept 2012 had an overall market vacancy of 6.8% while in March 2013 it was decreased to 5.1% overall market vacancy (on units surveyed).Brian O'Connor writes a really good apartment market report: http://ocgp.com/ - very core focused, but gives you an idea to where rent demand is shifting as Seattle is potentially being overbuilt with all the units coming online and in the pipeline.