Whether it's policies on taxes, interest rates, housing affordability, or potential regulatory changes, it seems like elections always bring uncertainty to the markets.For those of you who’ve been investing through previous election cycles, what trends have you noticed in terms of property prices, mortgage rates, or investor sentiment?

Actually I do have  the comparables since every year I have fought with the county to lower my property taxes :)!

Collecting 2-4 rents for 1 property tends to offset taxes more favorably.  

Is your DSCR ratio greater than 1-meaning are you cash flowing (according to the lender's criteria of mortgage, property taxes and insurance (and HOA) if applicable).

In any case, it's generally more affordable than NJ especially when it comes to property tax so I don't think you're off-base looking in that area.

Hi Saju,Well it is an exciting market with lots of future developments happening, all aligned with the popular Dubai 2040 vision.As for how the market is for US investors, there is no local tax on capital gains, or tax on rental income.

I’ll provide an overview of the situation and my thoughts/attempts on how to structure the deal.Owner: He is in his 70s, payed off asset, appreciates the return profile of his property but is no longer interested in the management and hassle aspects.Details: Before I even asked, he mentioned that he isn’t sure where he stands in terms of depreciation and is somewhat concerned about the tax implications of selling.My initial approach to discussing creative financing: Me: "Have you heard of or would you consider seller financing?

These include the actual cash flow (NOI), Your net cash coming in after expenses and allowancesDepreciation - the tax benefit that lowers your taxes. 

I spent close to six months looking at various vendors in the space, and below are some of the ones we ended up choosing (including one of our favorites, Hospitable).Each of the hours underneath the categories refer to what I estimate the monthly time-savings are by deploying the technology within the box for us.

This would be ideal in terms of cash flow (after a few years) and equity appreciation since you'd be achieving tremendous returns on limited equity in the form of appreciation, principal paydown and tax benefits aside from only cash flow.