If I take out a mortgage, my return goes down. 

apartments have better return anyway!"

Denver entered the 2008 real estate crisis earlier than most cities, fell less in value, and returned to growth quicker than other cities of similar size.

@Jaysen Medhurst yes, i bumped in to a local developer investor who just bought a multi fam was able to do an estimate of his returns with just plugging in number from the lot size etc.

It is already a 1031 from another house we had in a sketchy area.Even if improved the return on the total equity for the cheaper two houses seems too low.

Because there is a high risk of them returning to a life of crime.However, many of them do not return to crime.

Would it be possible to structure the trust so that I, the beneficiary, inherit the trust's asset on the moment of the settlors' death (my parents) without paying the inheritance tax, but the income generated would be received by the settlors during their lives (and they are the ones to report the income in their tax returns)?

Vacancy is your greatest killer on returns 8.

I've been presented with an opportunity to invest in a 7 acre parcel on a mountain in NC, and need some help evaluating it. 10% annual return on the $175k initial investment, and 50% of the net proceeds of each lot sale (12-14 lots). 

PA will require some type of tax return filed with the state depending on the entity type.RCT-101 is normally required for corporations doing business within the state