In addition to your down payment, plan for closing costs (around 2-5% of the purchase price) and set aside at least 3-6 months of expenses for repairs, maintenance, and vacancies.

Tips for setting up an LLC3.

Prepare financially by saving for down payments, improving your credit score, and setting aside emergency reserves.

My plan is to set up a syndication fund with Canadian (and U.S) investors to purchase short-term rental properties in the Puerto Vallarta and Rivera Nayarit area (which is booming).

Quote from @Andrew Slezak: During my due diligence should I call property management and HABD to see why the rent is set to where it’s at?

We change the order from time to time, etc but no new full set of pics UNLESS there is a design refresh, or renovation of some sort. 

You can buy a set of five for under $300, subscription for the recording software is $10 a month, then the cost of WiFi or hotspot.If you've already had a couple break-ins, you are obviously in a high-crime area.

You want an investment that pays for itself, including mortgage, taxes, insurance, maintenance, and even some money set aside for a reserve to cover vacancies and capital expenditures.

-I hate the process of placing tenantsCan someone please set me straight?

As for offering subject-to financing, this is something that can be advertised under 'seller financing' in our local MLS, and there's investors that search specifically for listings with that marked, so that should introduce your property to a new set of buyers that may not have considered it before.