Perhaps it is hard for people from the states to understand - but the rule of law, and clarity in regulations etc really makes it so much more attractive than other places where you never know what new policies might come into effect forcing you to take massive loses etc.

Buying an out of state rental property from a realtor, wholesaler or off facebook or zillow etc as opposed to from an operation or turnkey provider who has an active, substancial, and effective boots on the ground team or teams to support you after you close on the sale. 

But, I bet-ya it's also effective.  

If you have favorable terms on those first mortgages, you might find that a HELOC or a second-position loan is more cost-effective than doing a full refinance or a DSCR loan.

Ready REI insisted that these repairs were unnecessary however 1) there is no way that we could get the rent that Ready REI advertised without repairs and 2) without repairs, the house was not just dangerous, but also uninsurable.

At the heart of effective property management lies the ability to balance the competing interests of three critical stakeholders: owners, tenants, and vendors.

When you analyze a market properly (1% Rules aren't properly), you're analyzing all the properties in that market at the same time.It's even more dangerous for newbies to use any Rule of thumb.Rules of thumb are nothing but shortcuts, which seems to be the growing method of doing anything now. 

Yes, this can be very dangerous, we always use a licensed contractor that has pulled the permits.  

If you have not heard of the Dunning Kruger effect, look it up.

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