Low-Income Housing Tax Credits

Members of our firm have been active participants in the LIHTC program since the program’s inception in 1986. We provide a wide range of services to clients, representing for-profit and nonprofit developers, and property managers.

Services Offered

We routinely provide such advice on a more cost-effective basis than our competitors because of our extensive history in leading clients through these types of complex transactions. The following is intended to serve as a simple listing of common services provided by Step Builder, LLC.

  • Introductions to market participants
  • Assisting the client in real estate site selection
  • Assisting the client in real estate acquisition due diligence
  • Assembly of applications and accompanying task management
  • Ordering third party reports from qualified service providers for services in conformity with the requirements of the allocating agency
  • Pro forma review for compliance with various underwriting guidelines and requirements, including allocating agency requirements, rent restrictions, utility allowance, debt covenants
  • Market Study reviews
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Comparison and analysis of alternative or competing forms of financing proposals:
  • Construction Loans
  • Permanent Loans
  • Soft Debt

  • Entity formation and structuring, including deferred developer fees, hold backs, earn outs, incentive management fees, etc.
  • Tax Abatement
  • Termination of land use restriction agreements
  • Assumption of land use restriction agreements

  • Year 15 Issues:
  • Transfer of partnership interests
  • Asset sales
  • Rights of First Refusals (“ROFR”)
  • Options to Purchase
  • Qualified Contract