It's often easier to have your portfolio organised in one area that you have done your homework for and feel confident will offer you long term growth. and then you can flip in/near the area that you will purchase rentals - that way you leverage economies of scale and become an area expert and that's the optimum for an investor.Long term rental growth is dependent on the area supporting the space market - the market for rent-able space.

Needs 20-30k for a full rehab, has an ARV of apx $110+k.I am planning on organising the rehab on this myself, but I have made several trips to the area already, met and talked to people locally, and started building a network of contacts.This project has taken a long while to get going, as I had to get finance for it (I think I mentioned I had very little money!)

While I agree that a multi-tiered corporate organisation is not necessary, especially when starting out ... if your name is Bronfman, then perhaps you would start here.

These folks will help you organise how you acquire and hold properties to fit your long term objectives and provide you some control over how/when/where you pay taxes - you can never avoid the taxman, but you can occasionally dance on your own terms. 

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I'm trying to set up a system for my computer filing, and uploads into Podio. I'm planning to number property purchase documents for consistency, so I can easily find them later, or notice what is missing. T...

What I suggest is she request to be released from her lease and if they refuse tell them she is prepared to organise the tenants to take the landlord to court.She can not use excuses of not being able to find another place to move to. 

If you aren’t told about opportunities for veterans during your transition period, be sure to look up Hiring Our Heroes and similar organisations.

There are time where such an organisation is beneficial to you investment objectives.The best advise would be to find a(n) {Canadian} accountant with cross-border business and tax experience and seek their assistance to create an ownership structure which meets your near term and mid-term needs.

As soon as you invest your 401K funds into any Organisation - they are no longer SELF-directed!

So you can do it by yourself or find someone who can just come and organise everything for you - once a week, twice a month or once a month, depends on your load.In my personal opinion if you don't have much checks to pay and can have one separate credit card for business expenses, you can keep your records in Excel.