Here are the final stats (not sure if this will copy and paste correctly): Purchase Info Square Feet (2 Units) 2,492 Purchase Price $165,000 Initial Cash Invested $49,727 Income Analysis Monthly Annual Net Operating Income $1,032/mo $12,387/annually Cash Flow $414/mo  $4,973/annually Financial Metrics Cap Rate (Purchase Price) 7.5% Cash on Cash Return (Year 1) 10.0% Internal Rate of Return (Year 20) 16.9% On the land lording side, I was forced into a crash course when I had to kick out one of the tenants due to non-payment of rent.

He asked that I voluntarily install internal ladders under the windows, which I gladly did.  

The principles remain the same: you still need a LOCAL team that you trust: Realtor, Contractor/s for starters, and a great Internationally experienced Tax Accountant back home...

My business partner had boss in the military that moved 30 times in his career, nationally & internationally; purchased in each location, and held on to the property.  

I agree with the recommendation for my international property ventures as it makes a lot of since.

Price must be determinable when signed, not negotiated or found by arbitration later on.

Many of us have clients domestically and internationally.

Howdy all,I'm an intern architect (starting the ARE tests this month) that is interested in RE development and investment.

Ikes ETHICAL not sure but true...I have many contractor friends (many live in Ocean and Monmouth Counties) including their "the cheap international labor" and all we do is network about properties, what investors have money and what are they looking for and so on....  

I'm new to US real estate market and planning to start investing. Couple of questions.1. Is it better to hold the property via personal name or LLC? I'm inclined to LLC as I was told LLC offers better protection and m...