Some others (France for example) apply taxation on global income, with tax treaty only insuring there is no double taxation (you still pay the highest possible tax).In the case of France, owning houses directly or through a fiscally transparent LLC results in your having to maintain a set of accounts for the IRS, and then another set of account for the french tax authority, following french rental income rules.This means that it makes sense to own directly a house from Hong Kong, whereas owning a property for a french beneficiary is best done through an opaque entity (i.e., an entity that has its own accounts and files for tax separately).

Here's the updated cash out pricing hits from one of our partner lenders, who have taken the strategic decision to be super strong in the purchase mortgage segment at the expense of the cash out refi segment (I can respect that, it's fairly transparent to me as a mortgage broker, and I just know not to use them for cash out refis that they clearly do not want anyways).

But I received no responses.So 100% transparency I suppose.I am Jerryll, and my partner is JessSo we have been approached by an executive producer and she wants to create a sizzle for an HGTV show. 

@John Teachout in regards to appraisal amounts and inspection failures, could it be viewed that the seller isn't being transparent about the condition of the property?  

You should be transparent with them if this is a concern.I am not an FHA expert but I’m fairly certain you are not in violation of the terms if you have a legitimate and significant life-alteration that requires you to move within your first year.

It is a business, to run your business successfully you need data, to have a valid, relevant actionable point of discussion when interacting with your PM you need data, and live data makes for better transparency, this builds more trust which leads to stronger relationship, and better synergy in making strategic and tactical business moves that are beneficial to both parties.The fact that I asked this question, does not imply I'm worried that my PM is not doing a great job.

I've been seeing transparently priced properties as of late and my realtor has mentioned that many are receiving less offers than before thereby decreasing competition and the inflated prices you see after bidding wars.

There’s not a whole lot of right/wrong, but they should be transparent with their costs to you - and you should understand them.

The transparency and the work being done right the first time has sold me on him and the company! 

Any potential tenant that I have shown greatly appreciates the transparency, information, and that I'm not looking to simply collect a fee for them to turn in an application.