Your purpose for doing this is commendable and I'm sure your family will be grateful for generations to come.All the best moving forward! 

Higher DP to gain higher CF doesn't work since the higher CF serves no purpose other than to buy CF. 

@Fahren Fonacier As is often the case the issue you want to resolve first is "Purpose".You said you like to have the LLC for asset protection.

Hello, I had a question about being seen as a real estate professional for tax purposes.

Thank you for clarifying Dominic - I do not live in the location where this will be set up - property manager will have to plug in etc. so I may have to physically be there to connect Eero to my app - would be an expensive set up to do that as I would have to fly there just for that purpose -seems to me I am not the only one that owns properties from a distance with this situation but not sure my options.

"The Purpose of a Business is to Buy Real Estate" - Robert KiyosakiI will move forward with that in mind.

For underwriting purpose, you will need to look at the last 3 years tax returns and up-to-date P&L of the businesses so that you know the profitability of the businesses.If you are just acquiring the properties and rent to other business owners to run the business, you need to go through regular commercial loan which typically requires 25% or more down.

Property is in Escondido, CA.I have purchased directly from the owner twice prior without getting a supplemental increase to the accessed value for property tax purposes. 

It may be empty for showing purposes 

I understand this can only be done if you can prove that 51% of your time is being spent on "real estate activities", but I wonder if my position as a property manager would count as a real estate activity for tax purposes?