Is it better from a tax perspective to pay him or give rent credit for work done?  

I'm going to offer a different perspective here.

Definitely interesting topic to gain perspective! 

I would love any thoughts on: approach/philosophy of investing in NE Ohio; perspectives on where the market is headed in Cleveland (from research it appears like a stable area that could even appreciate with systemic impacts of COVID); areas to consider moving forward.Thanks so much! 

I have several deals going exactly like this right now, and bet there's millions of these done with other investors around the country.You might want to take some investing courses to broaden your perspective.

The deal definitely works purely from a numbers perspective, but having never subdivided land I feel my formula could be missing certain metrics associated with the subdivision process.

I'd like to shift to Fredericksburg - will I find these auction opportunities in a local paper, on a website, or somewhere else entirely?

Help me out from the sellers perspective.Say the seller understands and agrees to concept knowing it stays on their credit.What, from the sellers perspective, protects them if I don’t pay?

To offer some overall market perspective from what I am seeing in the area, and the little I know about some of your properties from seeing them listed on the MLS... this was a C/D class portfolio that I would consider high risk. 

During 2023, they decide that AirBnB is too much effort and they want to rent Unit 2 on a 12-month leaseQuestions: Do you foresee any issues with this scenario from a tax planning perspective?