A few of the units around me dropped their prices, but even then they wound up renting to people that I rejected due to any number of reasons, so the season has definitely thinned the pool of good prospects.My units show well and are all updated, but I have fairly high criteria (650+ credit, non smoker, 3x rent) so it may also be a factor.

I left corporate life over a year ago, and I am still alive! 

It may need updating or something else about it might not have the appeal to attract buyers in the current market, even (especially) for a high-end property.My $0.02 ...

This structure allows you to form a corporation and make your retirement plan a shareholder.  

Form some type of corporation that will protect you personally.  

(assuming a corporate tax election has not been made)Except now you have costs to maintain this structure.Single member LLCs are generally for legal liability protection, not tax savings.

What we should be trying to figure out is how to own real estate in Georgia for less than 1% property tax and own a corporation in florida for the zero state income tax benefit like Texas.

Update, I ended up not getting that house.....the auction seemed to end but then restarted, then ended, then restarted again.....so I was thinking the decision about the price must be changing every few days.  

Hearing horror stories of getting bad renters out and the damages they do to the home, I'm intimidated to rent out my home and proceed with buying a new home to live in and update.  

In short, as a Realtor I have access to the MLS which allows me to save time, more accurately determine comps, acquire tax and mortgage information not readily available approximate value to be approximately by these companies and that the information is not always updated in a timely manner.