Concurrently a very small fraction of these people have actually had to employ their policy in hopes of defending their assets or know anyone who has.

He said that only a small fraction of apartments were damaged and these were far below the total number of vacant units.So the question to the community would be whether my going in premise was flawed or is the realtor feedback flawed?

However, the learning curve in this industry is just a fraction of what you've probably had to study already.

Do deals with great returns and you'll still come out way ahead in the long run.By lending it out, you have as much risk as if you're buying it yourself, but the upside is only a fraction of what you could make doing a deal yourself.Plus, 30 days might now be a realistic time to len and get your money back.

A small fraction have the starting bid set in line with the actual value and do sell at auction.Make an offer to the owner with a contingency for your inspection.

Hot water heat is pretty amenable to bill back systems, since you can just monitor when they have their valve open and charge them a fraction based on that time.

Even if they only get to a fraction of the cost of living of the more expensive places there is room for tremendous appreciation.There seem to be more scenarios with additional upside than downside.

I'm going to assume you want income rather than hanging about with negative cash-flow properties for appreciation potential.Class D properties offer the best cashflow but they simply don't suit the  lifestyle and aptitudes of most investors who don't want to deal with constant drama, theft,  and repairs and collecting rent checks physically, on some fraction of your properties that pay accompanied by armed security guards.  

Other way is Limited Partnership or Fractional Ownership--similar to time share --Need good attorney who knows --Securities and Fund Raising laws.

So, a fraction of your income, determined by the debt divided by the basis, is subject to UBIT.