If you close with a conventional loan, it will need to be in your personal name.

I typically don't comment on other's businesses unless I know from personal experience.

I'm Alejandro and me and my wife are doing our research to start investing in the US.

Research time counts.

In person is better than over the phone if possible, as I have been told by annoyed or lazy clerks "NO STR allowed" as that was the easy button to get me off the phone, or if they are anti STR. 

Purchase price: $115,000 Cash invested: $42,000 Sale price: $168,000 Unfortunately, we bought this property as a buy and hold property, and our research led us to believe that this neighborhood was up and coming not in a bad area of Jacksonville.

The Investor Who Wouldn’t Let GoOnce upon a time, in the bustling city of Crestwood, there was a real estate investor named Michael Carter.

Personally I would want to manage the rental myself at least in the beginning to make sure you get good ratings.

Personally I would pass but if you go forward I would do a lot of research on the group you are renting to and get a very large security deposit to cover damage. 

So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.