We had so many blighted properties with nobody in-state minding them, the city set up this registry so someone can be called if the property goes bad. 

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In all my years of LLing I think I've seen it maybe once or twice that the DR was set up as a formal place to sit down and have a meal.

Hi everyone, I'm planning to set up a revocable living trust.

Common fees will include a set-up fee, a leasing fee for each turnover or a lease renewal fee, marking up maintenance, retaining late fees, and more.

That would put us with a ~$400/mo mortgage while still having one side to rent out.Might be worth it to live in Ohio for a year to do that and get that set up.

Hey Mike,Just remember that there are multiple aspects to consider when using an LLC for real estate investing: tax, funding, and legal.LLCs can be set up as disregarded entities for tax purposes, providing shelter from liability legally.

I am closing on my first property in the next few weeks and I am trying to get my spreadsheet setup for tracking ROI and other metrics.

I've considered the Flip System guys, many people scoff at the 19k fee to get in, but if you look at the whole thing like buying a franchise it's actually not a bad setup if the deals really do yield what they say they are averaging.  

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