Quote from @Jordan Tinning: @Keith Mintz started with 2 now I have 0.. lol I recently flipped both properties to LTR Because STR just isn’t for me.

I gave up on the idea since I'm not thick skinned enough to invest out-of-state, but just another angle for you to look at.If you decide to follow through with this, let us know how it pans out.

Quote from @Henry T.:  In Seattle, where there is a serious housing shortage, landlords are fed up with the over regulation and being labled evil by elected representatives.

Aloha,We do accept a valid passport, which is closely scrutinized, or they may have a TIN, Tax Identification Number if they are conducting business in the US.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________DOJ grabs $3.36B in bitcoin hidden in popcorn tin of Silk Road thiefhttps://www.washingtonexaminer...The Department of Justice announced it seized more than $3 billion worth of bitcoin from a man who stole it from the dark web’s Silk Road more than a decade ago.Federal agents discovered 50,491 bitcoin on drives hidden inside a popcorn tin and an underground safe while conducting a search warrant at the house of James Zhong of Georgia in November of last year.

In one the cooking pots and pans were all warped and about 40 years old & no spatula to flip my eggs in the morning.

In addition, if the chosen market doesn't quite pan out and you have the 1 property it can limit your 'out' options, whereas with 3 units if you need to peel off 1 and sell it to save the portfolio or keep it afloat, you have that ability.

Their proformas are not panning out. 

If you or the buyer do not have an SSN, use the appropriate TIN for the filer or recipient of Form 1098.

It's that SIMPLE.Very few young people sit back and say to themselves what if this college degree doesn't pan out or doesn't turn a profit in the next 5 years.