Dividends are taxed separately in both cases.SCI is great if you need to split ownership and/or for estate planning purposes, there is few or no tax advantages.Keep in mind that in France, laws are more tenant friendly than in the US and that financing will be different (maximum loan duration is generally 15 years with fixed rate and depending on the bank, you may get 0% down-payment and even 110% LTV to cover for transaction taxes and minor fixes) ; so in one way it is easier to get property with no or low money down but it is harder to have cash flows.Through direct ownership, you may get 18-year fixed rate loan and may find some cash flowing assets.Regarding taxation of your French income in the US, you will get a tax credit in the US equal to the amount of taxes paid in France (French tax will be a fixed rate 20% up to €28k + social taxes of 17.2%).Property taxes are also expected to rise in France as housing taxes have been removed.

This requires an initial fee and a PMI for entire duration of the loan, which greatly reduces the cash flow and overall return on investment.

This would give his average speed for the duration of the trip.His defense was that knowing the "average" speed wouldn't prove that he was speeding at any one specific point during the trip. 

Get you a higher premium for your money 7 -10% for the duration of the flip with a couple of points upfront.3.

Hard as it is to predict and control expenses, it's even more difficult to predict the project duration, so ROI is not terribly reliable in my view.For what it's worth, when we loan, we do a detailed P&L evaluation (including an ROI) and always provide it to our borrower.

They are expected to make interest-only payments for the duration of the project@Mark Higgins We usually have a 3rd trust deed that we put on the property that signifies "Shared Appreciation Mortgage," usually the 50/50 of net profit, or 6% of gross sales price. 

(Interest rate, Points, Loan duration, LTV, etc., etc., etc.)How many loans have you done and for how long?

Any deal based on these very low rates to work financially and are not locked in for the duration of payback (right now I would think 3-year fixed minimum for short-term holdings and 5+ or longer on real estate held for income) turns a child's game of musical chairs into a deadly game of Russian roulette.

Either way you look at it a lawyer isn't going to be able to work on anything until the guy is gone. and then that's going to cost you.. your stuck to cover his rent up for the duration of the lease.. if he does make an arrangement with you for rent until lease end I'd get it up front as likely he'd comply after he's gone is ZERO.

@Kim Meredith Hampton made excellent points for consideration also.Once you've collected rent the availablily to give notice of change isn't until the end of when they are paid up.. or within 60 or 30 days of that.. so by collecting early your in for the duration of payments received, even if they are on month to month. you've closed the door on changes until the pre payments are done.