Now of course being a developer I risk the building plans and other cost Usually 5 to 10k per home. but that's just the cost of doing business and we pretty much hit 99% success. but there are instances were we lose money because permits are not going to be issued.. but again just little hiccup and easily eaten.When I am doing my larger developments.. 20 to 50 lots..

Yes, the famous house-hacking with an FHA loan strategy.

For instance, Id prefer to put 30% down when I can to hedge against a down RE market and be no more than 70% leveraged.

For instance, if you think a 40k 2 bdr condo is a good property, I am open to hearing the reasons why.Thanks in advance and Go Birds!

There are very few instances that would allow this to happen, almost none actually.

For instance, @Saul L. , I understand from this and the list of tax treaty that israel tax residents will get taxed 25% on dividends.

:(If you were rich and famous, wouldn't you also hold title in a trust or LLC for this very reason?

From middle-class married couples that just want to ensure financial betterment for their family to world-famous billionaires, people from all walks of life participate in the game of profiting in real estate. 

As we all know inspectors can be your worst enemy, they don't have to be your friend but you want to stay off their immediate radar..Code upgrades are usually only required if you pull permits.. to do upgrades,, but if for instance they do a yearly inspection and find you need GFI outlets in bath and kitchen you'll need to comply and get it taken care of.. along with what else they pick out that needs replacing or repair, once the door is opened up they have the right to write fix it orders until it's in good enough shape to comply with living standards.1. parking for your tenants.. forcing to register cars..

For instance, at 1 maybe we flip houses, at 2 we invest in multifamily for cashflow, and at 3 we start looking at tax strategies as ways to structure our wealth to preserve it for the long haul.