As U.S. citizens residing in Europe, we are required by the local tax code to hold the property in our personal name.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

I may have lost all my money and my car, but I can hang my head high knowing that I did it.I completed two flips 2,000 miles away without any prior experience.After every dark night, a brighter day appears.

Quote from @Erik Estrada: Hey Mario, I think you should first establish whether or not this is a non-owner occupied rental property or if this is just a primary residence refinance.

This defers capital gains and depreciation recapture taxes on the sale of your fourplex.After converting it into your primary residence, you may qualify for the primary residence capital gains exclusion ($250K single/$500K married), but only for appreciation after the conversion; gains from the rental period remain taxable.

Quote from @Junior Powe: Quote from @Jaycee Greene: Quote from @Junior Powe: Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

I'm going to exclude my personal residence from this because I don't view this as an investment, I need a place to live.Excluding my primary residence my current breakdown is 47% real estate 53% stocks/cash. 

I’m starting off wanting to get into a primary residence that I plan to house hack and then figure out the next move into investment properties but that’s down the roadwith all that said, are there other ways that im not thinking of to 1.

It might make the most sense to just sell your primary residence and use it as 40% to 50% down payment on your future home. 

We've rented out some of our best investment properties (New Construction/Turnkey) to Sec 8 residents, and the rent guarantee always helps in achieving consistent cash flow each month.