Can a non-local boat owner rent a slip?
Even if all the boat owners in one area have boat slips, there could be seasonal demand for boat slip access from non-local boat owners. Some markets, such as southern California and Miami, have waiting lists years long to rent slips, enabling boat slip owners to charge higher rents; in areas where there is adequate supply, such as Annapolis]
What to know before buying a boat slip?
The trial put on display widely divergent ideas about boat slip ownership and rights of use among real estate agents, appraisers, surveyors, boaters, developers, regulators, land buyers and sellers. So, before you invest in a boat slip, it’s a good idea to look into what exactly you are buying.
What happens if I put my boat into a corporation?
Both an LLC and a corporation provide personal liability protection, which is ostensibly the main goal of putting your boat into a corporate environment. Both LLC’s and Subchapter S Corporations provide pass-through taxation – meaning you would report profits and losses on your personal tax returns.
Can you put a boat into a LLC?
First, for clarification’s sake, an LLC (Limited Liability Company) is a type of corporation. However, for ease of discussion I’ll use the term “corporation” to refer to a Subchapter S Corporation (we will leave C Corporations out of this discussion as impractical for putting a boat into).
The trial put on display widely divergent ideas about boat slip ownership and rights of use among real estate agents, appraisers, surveyors, boaters, developers, regulators, land buyers and sellers. So, before you invest in a boat slip, it’s a good idea to look into what exactly you are buying.
Even if all the boat owners in one area have boat slips, there could be seasonal demand for boat slip access from non-local boat owners. Some markets, such as southern California and Miami, have waiting lists years long to rent slips, enabling boat slip owners to charge higher rents; in areas where there is adequate supply, such as Annapolis]
Both an LLC and a corporation provide personal liability protection, which is ostensibly the main goal of putting your boat into a corporate environment. Both LLC’s and Subchapter S Corporations provide pass-through taxation – meaning you would report profits and losses on your personal tax returns.
Can You Lose Your Rights to a boat slip?
If not, rights to a “boat slip” can be readily lost. The concepts behind the two aspects are simple- at least on the surface. But when you try to apply them to a specific location and situation, each of the two aspects can be complex: