I recently went into a 50/50 LLC with a college friend to buy our first property in the college town we attended.

Section 721 of the Internal Revenue code allows an investor to exchange property held for investment or business purposes for shares in a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) or an Operating Partnership without triggering a taxable event.Many investors are aware of a 1031 Exchange where an investor must find a replacement property to defer capital gains taxes on the property that was sold.

Our month long tenants really appreciate having a walkthrough video available, especially because a significant percentage of our longer term tenants are international. 

Since the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) doesn’t consider child support taxable income, I would not consider it in the rent calculation unless you have a HUD-specific home.According to hud.gov, “[rental property] owners must count alimony or child support amounts awarded by the court unless the applicant certifies that payments are not being made and that he or she has taken all reasonable legal actions to collect amounts due, including filing with the appropriate courts or agencies responsible for enforcing payment.”So, does child support count as income for renting?

You are posting from College Station so you know our winters in texas are fairly short ( less usage) but either way I would compare cost of the heat pumps to regular furnace before deciding.

A bunch of recent college grads moving to NYC or San Francisco or Austin don’t constitute a trend, they’re merely continuing a tradition that started years ago.  

Purchase price: $105,000 Cash invested: $10,000 Sale price: $210,000 While in college, I had enough money saved to put 3% down on a property and make some small improvements.

America is only 4% of the global population, and yet represents 26% of global GDP, and the US Dollar over 92% of all international financial transactions.

Consider leveraging US lenders, private lenders, or hard money loans for international buyers.

Going international is more challenging, and I'm sure the weather kept some people away.