What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Crappy products made not to last.

I made a lot of mistakes for a new investor.

A friend of mine invested in one last year—apartments upstairs, a small coffee shop downstairs - and the combination of income streams made it a steady performer.Scaling with a 1031 Exchange:While not applicable unless you sell a property, planning for a 1031 exchange could help you scale quickly while avoiding capital gains taxes.

Technology has made remote property ownership very feasible.  

This experience has really made her lose faith in the California justice system, and she's ready to retire (finally!).

Its made a lot of improvements throughout the years too. 

If you need an attorney group to help you structure the right entities for you, we use and highly recommend, Anderson Business Advisors who made the video I have linked above.As for the pet question, all the stats listed above are why we allow pets unless a homeowner insists a no pet policy.

I literally started my real estate idea by considering buying property in Japan, but eventually decided that the US made more sense.

Alex is the man, couldn't achieve what we have without a partnership like ours!