Bear in mind that the fiscal treatment of the two options in Mexico is different (withholding tax on the gross income with the fideicomiso vs cost deductions with the corporation).

If you live in it for two years, you should be able to sell tax free up to 250k if you're single.

You could look into forming a C Corp as an alternative way to own this property that could affect your tax returns differently, I am not a CPA or giving tax advise.

Most places in Ohio can be profitable rentals... if you can stomach those property taxes!

A real basic guess is 30 houses each cashflowing $1,000/month.In Metro Detroit, this means $1500+ in rent, with the difference convering taxes, insurance, maintenance and vacancy - NO MORTGAGE!

No problem.. what I did with my ridgeland and Madison rentals and I had bought 12 new builds for the Gozone tax bene's post Katrina..

They were taxing as a fourplex, but the CO said it was a triplex.I found out when I went to try to refi with the bank.

I recommend that you find a trusted or recommended Mortgage Loan Originator (MLO), who can give you options for property-based loans (mostly investment loans) and they don't use your taxes but the P&L of the property.

There are auctions to sell cars, police auctions, tax impounded auctions, antique auctions, etc.

Here’s the situation:Purchase Price: $540,000Down Payment: 20%Mortgage Rate: 7.125% (30-year fixed)Monthly Expenses (Mortgage, HOA, Taxes, Insurance): $3,706Realistic Max Rent: $3,000As you can see, I’m currently short $706/month even with max rent.