Real Estate Investing
“What's the best way for me to hold my rental properties, LLC or not?”
Choosing how to hold rental properties often depends on how many properties are involved, how much personal liability separation is desired, and how the ownership structure fits with financing, bookkeeping, and state filing requirements. An LLC can offer a clearer legal and recordkeeping boundary in many cases, while direct ownership may be simpler for reporting and administration. The real answer also tends to vary based on whether the properties are long term rentals, short term rentals, or held with partners, since those facts can affect tax treatment, insurance, and the way income and expenses are tracked. Sitting down with a CPA for thirty minutes is usually enough to draw a clean line on this.
In your 60-minute session, the KGOB advisor handling it will:
- Read your exact situation and tell you, in plain English, what’s actually going on.
- Lay out your options and the trade-offs — no jargon, no judgment.
- Give you a clear next step you can act on, whether that’s with us or on your own.
“Should I put my rental properties into an LLC?”
“Do I need an LLC for my rental properties?”
“Is an LLC the right way for me to own my rentals?”
“Is it smart for me to use an LLC for my rentals?”
“I successfully refinanced my investment property and pulled out cash to buy another one, is that massive cash out legally considered taxable income?”
“I regularly rent out a spare room in my house on Airbnb, how do I accurately report the income and what specific household expenses can I legally deduct?”
This page is a prompt to start a conversation, not tax or legal advice, and states no tax-law specifics as fact. A consult session does not by itself create an ongoing engagement. We do not promise specific outcomes or savings. Kohari Gonzalez Oneyear & Brown PLLC — Charlotte, NC.
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