It is not as complicated as so many write about all the different theories and approaches.

Rent Control is destructive and counterproductive in many ways, is very complicated to administer, and would have many unintended consequences.

Your “overhead” costs to buy & sell the house + holding costs, interest, property taxes etc, luckily these can be pretty easily calculated, many websites like closing companies will have websites where you can fill out information about a property and it will tell you the costs to buy & sell, loan costs are easily calculable, take your purchase multiply by intrest rate divide by 12, that’s your monthly expenses multiply by the number of months you project the to complete, a good rule of thumb is even cosmetic can easily be 6 months anything more complicated can be 9-12 though all that can very greatly.3.

However, I have the feeling that the refi part would be a lot more complicated in Spain.

This year I just felt like it’s complicated to keep up with my invoices and give him itemized numbers.  

I'm also looking at properties in Alabama and Indiana, but haven't pulled the trigger yet due to personal complications. 

Austin has seen some decreases in rents as supply has surged, CA and WA have complicated landlord laws.

Hey @Beth Anderson, I wouldn't complicate it too much since you are just starting.

It generally just complicates things.

The best way to do it is when you actually live on the property, ie. a double/duplex, or just renting rooms in your home.It's an entirely different set of skills from long term rentals, but I disagree that it's significantly more complicated.