But some believe condos are riskier due to potential mismanagement of the community by the HOA.As an out of state buyer seeking a low risk/maintenance LTR, are there any glaring downsides to buying and renting out a condo? 

Read carefully any PPM for any of these syndications and identify how many times the SEC demands the following disclosures: 1) you can lose all your money 2) there are uncontrolled risks 3) there are no guarantees 4) the numbers are all hypothetical 5) the syndicator will use leverage 6) the market usually fluctuates 7) the SEC does NOT have a copy of the PPM 8) the SEC neither read nor approved the PPM 9) the SEC does not vet the syndicator 10) the offering is not registered with the SEC 11) there are conflict of interests 12) the SEC encourages you to seek professional advice Etc etc The game of real estate is based usually on investing in your own back yard and getting some reasonable leverage and if things go against you, then decide if they are issues related to the market cycles and you can hold on till the market shifts and recovers or you should just dump the project at a loss and pay off your loan.

If you find someone giving you confused looks, seek a mortgage broker that helps investors.I'm not so sure how they would calculate income from short-term rentals.  

Hi Y'all:I'm exploring the possibility of getting into Transactional Funding and would love to hear your experiences from both the lender and borrower perspective. I've done some preliminary due diligence (as the lend...

Readers should seek professional advice.

Otherwise, I would seek this out. 

This has been my experience: "As to the remedy plaintiffs seek, the case law reveals that "the equitable remedy of specific performance is routinely awarded in contract actions involving real property, on the premise that each parcel of real property is unique" (EMF Gen.

You could seek administrative roles, leasing assistant positions, or internships to learn the business paycheck.

Readers should seek professional advice.

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