;) Cue Bob Marley music playing in the Johnson household.

Tranportation imporvements, Vacancy rates, unemployment, average household income, growth rate of population, available rental stock, infrastructure improvements, large employers moving in.

Hi, I'm seriously considering buying a Condominium in the Riviera Maya part of Mexic)(Playa Del Carmen to be more specific and I'm wondering if anyone out there has had any success with vacation rentals there?  

To All,my wife and I and partners (daughter and son-in-law) purchased a condominium investment property on December 31, 2015.Some questions:(1) Are there any real tax advantages to closing on the last day of the year?  

Because it looks bad to override another DE.Your best bet is to see if the buyer can qualify for other financing (there is a new 97% LTV Conventional product called HomeReady), or maybe your state has down payment assistance programs (i.e. here in IL we have a $7,500 DPA program through the state you can use with Conv financing depending on the area, purchase price, and household income).Hope that helps, best of luck.

To trigger the licensing requirements under the SAFE Act, the financing must be primarily for personal, family, or household use.

Washington DC law requires condominium associations insure the units if the units have horizontal boundaries (meaning there is more than one floor).

As 88% of all households still want to own a home, as they do, they are pumping millions into the retail sector, as they purchase furniture, lawn mowers, trash cans, dishes, etc. to outfit and maintain their homes.As someone in the trenches daily, I can tell you that the market still feels healthy to me.

I am interested in  replacing our current household income from our own business with profits from real estate.

The only part that doesn't apply to the Phoenix area is a C property would cost more than $100,000, unless it was a condominium.