Forming LLCs to Hold Rental Properties – a how-to guide (2024 Edition)
Nate Osborn is an equity shareholder with Montgomery Little & Soran, PC, in Greenwood Village, Colorado. His practice is focused on real estate litigation and real estate transactions. In addition to his work for clients, Mr. Osborn can be hired as an expert witness or as a mediator in cases involving real estate issues.
Re-Broadcast: July 31, 2025
2 hour CLE
Tuition: $195.00
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Program Summary
The number of people owning rental properties has been on the rise. With increasing demand for rental properties, especially residential properties in urban areas, more people are seeing the advantages of owning and managing rental properties.
Similarly, with the soaring costs of homes in the United States, just about anyone with the means to do so is getting into the market of renting real estate to others.
This course provides an overview of the law on real estate limited liability companies and how to use this corporate structure as a vehicle to efficiently own and operate rental properties. Among other things, this live program will provide attorneys practical advice regarding common legal matters encountered in forming real estate limited liability companies, drafting operating agreements for rental properties, and holding and operating rental properties. Nathan Osborn, an experienced real estate attorney, will walk you these matters with a specific emphasis on:
This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.
Key topics to be discussed:
- Understanding the Business: The top questions
- LLCs v. Other Types of Entities
- Advantages of LLCs in Real Estate
- Should You Put a Rental Property into an LLC?
- Structuring Capital Calls the Right Way
- Crafting Distribution Provisions to Share Real Estate Profits
- Drafting Other Essential Provisions for Real Estate LLCs
- Using a Series LLC
- Maximizing Tax Benefits
- Best Practices for Ongoing Asset Protection and Operations
- 1031 Exchanges
Date / Time: July 31, 2025
- 2:00 pm – 4:10 pm Eastern
- 1:00 pm – 3:10 pm Central
- 12:00 pm – 2:10 pm Mountain
- 11:00 am – 1:10 pm Pacific
Closed-captioning available
Speakers
Nathan Osborn | Montgomery Little & Soran, PC.
Nate Osborn is an equity shareholder with Montgomery Little & Soran, PC, in Greenwood Village, Colorado. His practice is focused on real estate litigation and real estate transactions. In addition to his work for clients, Mr. Osborn can be hired as an expert witness or as a mediator in cases involving real estate issues. Mr. Osborn is a trial attorney and has tried 53 cases in his career. He received the highest “AV Preeminent” rating from Martindale Hubbell in 2014 and has maintained this rating since then. Mr. Osborn is licensed to practice in Colorado and Nebraska.
Agenda
I. Understanding the Business: The top questions | 2:00pm – 2:10pm
II. LLCs v. Other Types of Entities | 2:10pm – 2:20pm
III. Advantages of LLCs in Real Estate | 2:20pm – 2:30pm
IV. Should You Put a Rental Property into an LLC? | 2:30pm – 2:45pm
V. Structuring Capital Calls the Right Way | 2:45pm – 3:00pm
Break | 3:00pm – 3:10pm
VI. Crafting Distribution Provisions to Share Real Estate Profits | 3:10pm – 3:20pm
VII. Drafting Other Essential Provisions for Real Estate LLCs | 3:20pm – 3:30pm
VIII. Using a Series LLC | 3:30pm – 3:40pm
IX. Maximizing Tax Benefits | 3:40pm – 3:50pm
X. Best Practices for Ongoing Asset Protection and Operations | 3:50pm – 4:00pm
XI. 1031 Exchanges | 4:00pm – 4:10pm
Credits
Alaska
Approved for CLE Credits
2 General
Alabama
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2 General
Arkansas
Approved for CLE Credits
2 General
Arizona
Approved for CLE Credits
2 General
California
Approved for CLE Credits
2 General
Colorado
Approved for CLE Credits
2 General
Connecticut
Approved for CLE Credits
2 General
District of Columbia
No MCLE Required
2 General Hours
Delaware
Approved for CLE Credits
2 General
Florida
Approved for CLE Credits
2.5 General
Georgia
Approved for CLE Credits
2 General
Hawaii
Approved for CLE Credits
2 General
Iowa
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
Idaho
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
Illinois
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
Indiana
Approved For On-Demand Credits
2 General
Kansas
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 Substantive
Kentucky
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
Louisiana
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
Massachusetts
No MCLE Required
2 General Hours
Maryland
No MCLE Required
2 General Hours
Maine
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
Michigan
No MCLE Required
2 General Hours
Minnesota
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
Missouri
Approved for CLE Credits
2.4 General
Mississippi
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
Montana
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
North Carolina
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
North Dakota
Approved for CLE Credits
2 General
Nebraska
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
New Hampshire
Approved for CLE Credits
120 General minutes
New Jersey
Approved for CLE Credits
2.4 General
New Mexico
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
Nevada
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
New York
Approved for CLE Credits
2.4 General
Ohio
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
Oklahoma
Pending CLE Approval
2.5 General
Oregon
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
Pennsylvania
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
Rhode Island
Approved for CLE Credits
2 General
South Carolina
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
South Dakota
No MCLE Required
2 General Hours
Tennessee
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
Texas
Approved for CLE Credits
2 General
Utah
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
Virginia
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
Vermont
Approved for CLE Credits
2 General
Washington
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 Law and Legal
Wisconsin
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
West Virginia
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2.4 General
Wyoming
Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General
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