Vrbo and Airbnb do not play around when they see you taking direct bookings from guests who found you through their platforms. 

While I’m not a U.S. resident, I’m super excited to dive into the world of real estate investing in the U.S.

How do I get the phone numbers of the owners of the properties?

And thanks for the input on getting the loans.

And the rest of the gain will be deferred in the 1031 exchange.

When you tell them they will only get paid when the loan closes, they will disappear.If required, the only money you should ever send to the lender is for a credit check.

@Steve Vaughan  when we went through the 08 to 2010 debacle and over 200 landlords handed me back their houses.. and lost ALL their money... it was an eye opener and they were all landlords all west coast based   a few on east coast.but they walked..  

The cash flow now is good enough for me to retire.  

Cost segregation can be a complicated topic, but I tried to break it down and make it easy to understand!Here is a newly created resource on BiggerPockets, which touches out cost segregation, accelerated depreciation,...

The deal has to make sense and you really need to know the comps to make sure your investment is going to actually make money.