They offer the strongest LLC protections in the country when it comes to 'piercing the veil.'

When they ask people from other countries what do they think of Americans...common responses are they are optimistic, confident, louder, friendly and shop/consume more than any other cultures.

(not to mention reduction in stress)  pulling yourself up by your bootstraps has been my theme.. but after a certain point, working the room at the country club seems more appealing. 

Also do you know if he can be a resident of a different country?

With the trend for more and more outsourcing to other countries job security for my friends is at an all time low, they currently training the people in India to be able to take over there jobs.

All of my rentals are out of state and in fact at least 1/2 way across the country.

I didn`t bother to try and bomb the property(as soon as I saw it, I wrote it off as a viable residence) In general, upstate SC is beautiful, and both the climate and economy are superior to much of the rest of the country - there is a lot to like about the area; jobs galore and the perfect "sweet spot" of nearly ideal climate and low taxes/cost of living, coupled with a booming economy and (still-rising) housing market, so I don`t sweat this crappy/demolition-ready mobile Anyway....I`m back off to NY tomorrow morning, so this whole thing has been a learning experience for me :groovy: , and I just wanted to share :wink: RE investing,....it`s not just a job, it`s an adventure :lol:

You had mentioned TX earlier - we track single and multifamily markets around the country - Texas has some really fundamentally sound markets (Houston, DFW, Austin, SA and several other really more interesting secondaries) to consider.

Japanese-American's were not slaves that labored on the construction of The White House.They where busy building the RR's different time I know (just that the US has always taken advantage of desperate people) We (American Corperations) are doing it now in third world countries outsourcing American jobs to sweatshops paying pennies an hour.

However, in many parts of the country, it is extremely difficult to find a property approaching 50%.