While the usual saying "you get what you pay for" obviously applies, I'm flabbergasted that people are ready to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in a foreign country but have an issue paying a likely small amount in relation to that to make sure they don't end up making a bad investment.Hope this helps!

I do owe him 5k and told him the checks were ready for pickup but still no response  This is someone who probably will not respond, people that go silent are ones that are not willing to face the truth/cannot meet the expectations.

I have a couple of people I can, but I would also like to know if I found someone worth using.

While I dream all day of vacation property, you hit the nail on the head - buy a boat, and explore all the islands.

They need to be nice and in good shape or people will see that in the pictures.

Most people with that many evictions never pay (they are professional scammers), and then use the court system to stall and stretch out the whole process.

Real estate is a PEOPLE business, not a PROPERTY business.

You than assess which is best, take the tax hit or 1031.     

Just wanted to get other peoples thoughts first.

That is the cleanest way to have properties in an LLC.However, most people that quit claim are doing it because they want the better terms offered by agency loans.