Also if you run other businesses, a different structure might be more helpful.Currently, seeing that the corporate tax rate was lowered significantly, depending on how much profit you want to reinvest in the business, an actual corporation may have some benefits as well.I'll say that generally an S-Corp would be the way to go, but there may be situations that make a corporation tempting.Be sure to work with a CPA that knows your specific situation.

If you focus on profits you are far ahead of the game.

-I hope to make profit off of the appreciation, holding for 6-8 years.

 Not to beat a dead horse but I’ve had some replies to my former discussion, which indicates to me that in my quest to find my first flip property, not counting the last two houses over the last 4 1/2 years that I have successfully turned over for a profit using 2 30-year conventional loans, I can actually purchase a property using my S Corp.The only problem is,  I would need to live in the property that I am fixing up, as I currently do not have a permanent home-base.

I’m also unsure about selling a manufactured home to use the profits for a down payment on a multi. 

simply do not take anyone's word for this landlock situation.. open escrow get a title commitment and see it it is actually landlocked.. if it is your remedy in the real world. is1. getting a neighbor to grant you the proper easement you will need.2. confirm from the city or county that you can access the property from this new easement..despite common statements folks will make that no property can be landlocked.. and there are remedies this simply is not true.. properties can be landlocked... owners do it to themselves.. not common but it does happen.As for the old house.. sometimes if there is no lead or asbestos fire department will burn them down as an exercise.. ( sometimes)biggest issue in many markets now is the lead paint and Asbestos remediation during the demo.. some areas they don't car.

So in my mind as I look at this and again legalities aside for me I would simply close on everything and resell.but I am thinking I would need 500k or so in cash to really jump into this a build a business.. 

sharing of revenue profits or lossessharing of capital gains or lossesis any payment to be made to either other than as share of profits, eg for ongoing serviceswill the participants be operating a ‘salary/dividend split’ – ie taking their month by month requirements by way of low salary, balance as dividends?

And on that note, working with a realtor - pros/cons (aside from commission cutting into profits). 2) I would love to meet with an experienced contractor about rehabs.

I am realizing  $300,000 from the sale ($100,000 profit).