My current rentals are all in my personal name with conventional loans.

I would highly recommend staying away from anything being transferred from one person to the other directly.

Situation:1- W2 employee making $230000-$300000 a year. 2- owned 2 properties under personal name, 1 in LLCWhat are the best way to get tax benefits ?

I would personally wait to buy a property until you're down there.

However, he (you) should keep it "clean" and not also use it for personal reasons.

Jeeze Jeff, you are a life-saver!!

It's about being a person great mentors want to help!

@Hannah Potter Here are the things that many CPAs support their clients with:Understanding tax impact of short-term vs. long-term vs. flip before you buyWhich entity structure is best for goals and investment property typeTax and compliance on LLC or S-CorpHow to transfer property out of personal name into LLC (hard to buy 1st through entity)Ways to optimize taxes throughout the yearHow best to set up accounting to track income and expenses (doing this late is a mess)Feedback on property management systems, accounting systems. systems, etcEstimated payments to avoid penaltiesKnowing when to file and getting things in on timeMaybe a few things I missed, but this is the high-level ….. if you can get answers to the above questions on your own, plan, and file your own taxes then you can avoid the expense of a CPA.

Any construction will come with LOTS of permits.I don't know SLT market, it's CA and im in NV, but I've helped more than one person sell in Incline and buy in Reno because the numbers work better for them.I suggest you look into property taxes, and tenant protections of NV vs CA. 

My choice is Paridise Valley if you have teenagers.Gated communities have more Cons then Pros when your kids grow older in my life.