Note residential RE is not passive even with the use of a pm.  

I have been listening to the BP podcast and been reading the forum as well as RE books.

The squatting tenant in the liberal city is the bogeyman for most RE investors.

Too many people are focused on 1 year appreciation in RE and neglect the power of long term commitment to it!

I received wrong information from people in the Portugal RE industry before so I'm not super confident the person I talked to is correct I'm just trying to get more data points.In case it's useful for others these are some other bits of info I've learnedRefinancing is possible but it is more expensive than conventional (usually the spread is 1-2% higher) and it is necessary to explain to the bank what will be done with the money.It is not necessary to wait to own the property for a certain time to obtain mortgage credit.

A great way to start is by attending RE events and joining a local investors association.

I refinanced the $300K mortgages keeping it at $300K increasing my cash flow by more than $18K/year.The good news is 1993 was a bad year and there are pages and pages of RE auctions.

If you sell or transfer the property - that basis is re-evaluated at the time of the new sale  and would likely increase - making your taxes higher.  

Hi.  What resources are best for managing my day to day & week to week, etc.  How does anyone like Asana? Or have other suggestions or tips for sorting property searches, managing goals, and renovation details.  T...

It appears the percentage of people living this way is growing and the internet is giving them an easy way to constantly complain, "woe is me".Unfortunately, politicians are starting to pander to this segment of the population for votes.Unless something changes, morally-challenged politicians will give more and more government subsidies to these people (to get re-elected), increasing the national debt until the country defaults on its debt.