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This seems like such a bad idea. You are buying a house with a tenant that can’t pay rent and hoping that they eventually get disability and will then pay you? I hope you are getting a huge discount to take this risk.
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As far as tax implications there are rules about renting a property to family at below market rents. Basically you can’t claim a tax loss if you aren’t charging market rate rents. But if you are just doing this to help family that shouldn’t really matter.
The reason I ask specifically about an SMLLC is because the entity already exists, is established, has a separate bank, operating agreement and all formalities. I just have not ever placed real estate in an SMLLC before.
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Let me ask this question, what benefit are you trying to draw from putting it in an SMLLC!
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The only think an LLC potentially does is help with liability. Given how state specific it is, worth a phone call to a lawyer.
If you were going to do it, I’d prob set up a separate LLC to truly separate everything.
Are you getting a loan on it or is it seller financing or alternative lending or cash?
If you are turning it into a rental I would put it an llc since you don’t need a bank loan. From a tax perspective if you’re the only one on the llc it gets taxed the same on your personal return and it gives some liability protection but ask a lawyer for specifics.
If the goal is to insulate from liability, a separate entity (LLC or S corp) is usually the standard approach.
LLCs are very state specific, so a lawyer/company that specializes setting up LLCs may be worth it in this instance.
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The reason is how distributions are treated. If you have to take the real estate out of the s Corp it’s treated as a sale at FMV.
If you take it out of a SMLLC it has no tax effect.
Partnership distributions can usually be planned to be tax deferred.