But you need to know who's paying the bills, and therefor who's more important.If none of the internal investors bite, then they will often put it on-market.When it's on-market, it behaves very much like @Jon Minerick describes.

(3)  Rehabbing and getting into flipping (my parents were contractors and I had a painting company in Buffalo - closed it to go back to the corporate world but have the time, interest, equipment, and know-how to do most if not all of the drywall / painting work on a flip)(4)  Being an assistant or intern for a house flipper (I'll work for free - teach me and let me see the process from the inside!)

I got my start in a similar fashion - moving from Hong Kong to Maine.

I like to use a famous person's quote on why learn IRR:"We choose to LEARN Internal Rates of Return (IRR) and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win, and the others, too."

Read @Jay Hinrichs post on his Midwest adventures and book on international investors from turnkey-review website.https://www.apartmentlist.com/rentonomics/rental-i...https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-26...https://wolfstreet.com/2017/11/01/biggest-us-citie...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/22...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/402...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/594/topics/49...Good LuckVivek

Along with pretty nifty international airport that allows me to move all over the country as I do...

No, it would be a prohibited transaction--Internal Revenue Code Sections 408 & 4975

Was interested in buying land/property by the beach in Philippines. Would it be a good idea to buy and hold?  I have family and friends out there and they may also be interested in renting short & long term.  What...

My day job is Marketing Director for an international tea company, but I'm looking to add an alternative revenue stream. 

Below are some things you may wish to consider, as to which Corporate Enity is best, for your Business Model as well as your REI Goals and objectives.Flipping PropertiesIf the primary objective of your real estate business, or one of your real estate businesses, is to buy, potentially fix up an existing property and resell it within one year, the Internal Revenue Service can consider that to be an active trade or business.