@Daniel Reed, cost of money is killing good returns these days. 

• Investing in High-Cost Markets: The Bay Area is an expensive market, but we’re open to exploring out-of-state opportunities if they provide better returns.

But if you are looking to buy and flip, you could see substantial returns.

I’m all for value-add and if you need to pull cash out to get another deal that makes a higher return then how much you pay for it, sure, but I think you would be better off selling it and starting over.

In any case, I doubt many people on BP would want to buy properties in Switzerland given the very low returns that can be achieved there.

I have a pro forma  using very pessimistic occupancy/booking percentages (worst case scenarios) which identify a very nice cash on cash return, and the ARV will (again, pessimistically) be at least double the purchase+rehab costs. 

So Doorvest is getting everything that produces a high return and you get the aspects of real estate investing that have low a return. 

OOS flipsOOS rentalsOut of Country investing.....but the returns in Cleveland and favelas in Brazil are amazing....how often do we see those posts.

However, it increases costs and administrative work, like filing fees and bookkeeping.Tax-wise, LLCs are pass-through entities or disregarded entities, so profits and losses flow to your personal return, but managing multiple LLCs complicates filings.

These additions are a practical way to maximize returns without acquiring new properties.Vacation Rentals: An oversupply has shifted many owners from short-term to long-term rental strategies.