People tend to seek to subsidize their ownership costs in these markets.

I've spoken to some very exceptional attorneys, and the information I've always been given is that there is no way to avoid all risk, as negligence or wrongful conduct will generally pierce the corporate veil, and put you personally at risk of liability no matter how your asset ownership is structured.

Over 40 years I have been convinced there is no better way to achieve wealth than through the ownership of real property.

The best way to jump into buy and hold ownership is to target an owner occupied multi family home with an FHA loan - which means only 3.5% down payment.

The best way to jump into buy and hold ownership is to target an owner occupied multi family home with an FHA loan - which means only 3.5% down payment.

Obviously the argument supporting one property ownership is much different than that of someone looking to grow a business.

@Cynthia Oistad  You get a lot of pro's and con's to both strategies: SFH and MFH ownership!

We’ve just passed the one year ownership mark, so I wanted to use this milestone occasion to update the BP community on our progress with the 18-unit package of condos that we purchased from a retiring landlord.First, a little background.

Ideally, I am working towards personal ownership in a triplex or quadplex as my first deal.

I have yet to run across any standardly accepted calculations that would omit significant and likely costs of ownership.