Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania
using LLC some of the time or all of the time
I am putting myself into a position to be a fulltime real estate investor and I have a question regarding LLCs. Is it possible to form an LLC one time and buy all of my properties under the LLC or do I need to fill out the LLC paperwork for each transaction? I will be doing this with my wife.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: using LLC some of the time or all of the time
I think what you are asking is do I have to form a corporation for each piece of property I purchase? The answer to this question is no. Once you form a company that company can be the owner of a variety of properties, not just one.
When you form your company you should make sure you have everything just right though. You might want to have an attorney set you up. Forming a corporation in Pennsylvania with an attorney really isn't that expensive.
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Re: using LLC some of the time or all of the time
You may form one LLC for all of your investments in real property. However, there may be good reasons for forming separate LLCs for each property. You should carefully review the factors with an attorney before taking title to property. You may incur additional costs if you start out doing it one way and then decide that you have to transfer the property into another LLC or other entity.