Our customers typically get a 30 year fixed mortgage with a 20-25% down payment.

And NEVER put a property in an S Corp.It's like getting in the weeds and creating LLCs to start a business...just go get a customer to pay you money to do something and figure the rest out as you go.  

Let me tell you, there's nothing quite like the feeling of closing that deal and realizing that you've made it happen.As investors experience the profitability of our deals, they become more than just satisfied partners.

Net losses here also reduce your taxable basis making sale gains larger from a tax perspective.If you don't have any depreciation, you can owe taxes on the net rental income, even if no distributions were made to you.  

We made an offer 50K above list price but still didn't get it.

Put language in your lease about use of the screen for all fires.I always made it the tenant's responsibility to have the chimney cleaned at least once per year for the built in fireplaces and twice per year for the store bought types as they have smaller chimney piping.  

.- It's impossible, given the daily little decisions that have to be made dealing with tenants, maintenance, paperwork, cities, etc.So, how much control are you really willing to give up?

Has anyone made any moves in Portugal yet? 

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

I've heard podcasts with them bragging about all the money they made in the last 6 months buying apartments.