Augustine and there is very little room to make money on investments here and I know there are those who will say there are all these tired landlords and off market houses if you just drive around but really there are not...and now that the foreclosure sales will be online starting Oct 18 and folks all over the country and even internationally can bid that source will dry up because I think at first at least folks will overbid on those properties...that said please be careful about investing in Jax or Palm Coast ...they have their own issues !!!

You're far better off working for free part-time as an intern with a company that is successfully investing in real estate.Good luck and have fun!

We have a half dozen international manufacturing companies.

Paypal is still a great way to pay internationally.

If you had to create a property management company internally and do a lot of RE sales volume why wouldn’t you build out a PM company and a brokerage?

We created an internal system for our own data.

If you hear water audibly splashing inside when the pump is running, the vessel needs replacement as the internal bladder is shot.  

While your tax consideration is inconsequential because they would all go to your personal tax returns anyways, from a legal standpoint, we would point out that this approach would have you in a similar position as if you had all these properties and business owned in your personal name.I know there's a LOT of contradictory commentary on BP and the interned regarding LLCs and what they do and what they don't...one easy thing to keep in mind is that for tax purposes, the IRS doesn't recognize LLCs...tax treatment is either a sole prop, partnership, or an S-Corp. 

Calculate the internal rate of return from these cash flows (including purchase and sale) and compare this to other investment opportunities.Good luck!

You would be sitting negative based on the difference of cash in for you an cash out from the DP, and it would take too long for you to recover that difference in using the spread of the mortgages....not to mention the fact your existing lender wouldn't let you take on a mortgage (seller financing) without paying them off first.Actually, as I'm writing this, and thinking more about this, I would bail on this and take my medicine.