Too many flakes and dream merchants (using my material to teach while stealing your wallet and offering to help you look for it!).

I help investors find opportunities in the NYC market, specializing in residential and commercial properties.

Which increases paperwork & costs for little benefit - if any.4) You'll need an entity in the US.You need to discuss all this with a qualified tax professional or attorney.- For our clients, we provide consultations with a tax attorney that handles over 300 foreigners legal & tax needs.

The knowledge gained from the podcast helped me purchase my first three investment properties, and a piece of land.

Cosmo - I personally don't know Phoenix well, but if I had to do this in another city I would look at income levels, crime levels, and population growth (if you can) by zip code and/or area within a DMA as a starting point.

First time on this forum, and just introduced through two books I just read by David Greene and Brandon Turner.  

PM companies are typically anxious to help, especially when the possibility of ongoing management is on the table.

I view it as a tool in a toolbox to help you "trim the fat" off the bottom of your portfolio, so you can keep growing with new acquisitions. 

This would allow you to access some cash for other purposes ( Tax Free) because a refinance is not a taxable event.

We've also advised this method to our investor clients that borrow from us.