I want to diversify the places where we have investments and we have portuguese clients looking to do the same.We're now entering the UK and France markets but I would like to know more about the US.1) Is it easy for a foreigner to come to the USA and invest in Real Estate?

@Gareth Fisher Things might be different in PA, but her in my area (MA), electric baseboard is the cheapest to install, but by far the most expensive to run.I have had retail buyer clients who have said that they would not even consider a property with electric baseboard heatI'm a fan of mini-splits (on your tenant's electric meter!)

A "conventional, conforming" loan (from Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, if you recognize those names) have no prepayment penalty. 

I (personally) and my clients use the 1031 process regularly and I definitely make it my business to understand the ins and outs, but I am a turnkey provider (and BP addict, clearly), not a 1031 pro ;) If you are considering selling soon, remember that a 1031 requires that you have a QI on your team before you get started, and there are plenty of timelines and rules to adhere to.

So what you are publicizing to the rest of the BP community is that you are only worth a full 3% and will even charge your client more in order to get that?

None of this post creates an attorney-client or CPA-client relationship. 

Bottom line is that any consideration you receive for the property you sell represents gain and you'll recognize tax on the profit. 

Risk thresholds are very different for everyone.We had one listed for a client at the end of last year, but we saw it get pretty saturated, so we had them remove it, do a few additional repairs, then we relisted. 

You can't change your business practices from one client to another.

This one was a past client who died young and I wanted to get her daughter at least some money out of the deal.