Nothing wrong with only a couple of properties that print money.Side note: I was a mech Engineer in Winnipeg before I switched to being a Realtor and I was making $73k as an EIT so you should definitely be getting paid more.

NOTE: we agree with charging for their time, but not the lack of disclosure.4) Some PMC's also get kickbacks from contractors, so the price you see on the contractor invoice sent to you, is really not the true price.

Another thing to note is that syndication doesn't really make sense for smaller deals since the compliance costs would be too much of a burden. 

There's definitely a few things to note since you are residing in Europe, most of the investors we work with that live over there do put it in an entity but there are a few details for how that would work since you aren't necessarily local. 

Thanks for the note, Joey!  

My last note would be to try to buy 3 or less replacement properties, it makes the exchange much easier and you avoid some additional rules.

It may be to their benefit to carry a note on it.

So note to all owners of older builders - this is not a bad idea to include when doing a large scale rehab.Total labor cost: $13,000For the amount of labor and the materials he was including this was a really solid price. 

I've worn three hats in the seller financing world (as a property buyer, as a property seller offering terms, and as an investor that buys seller financed note). 

I tried to get the owner of three of the houses to carry a short note but no dice.