I've been talking with my parents about potentially buying their house to 1. free up cash for their retirement and other real estate investing 2. realize tax benefits for depreciation and the house is 30 years old and needs some improvements/updates 3. get the house in my name in case they have immediate health issues I have a few questions if anyone has experience/input on these topics or if you have any input on things I'm not thinking about. 1.

Flatbush is a huge neighborhood and some areas are prime (near subways, close to nicer neighborhoods) and some areas are not (no subway access, nowhere close to parks, etc).3/4/5) Out of state limits your appreciation potential and puts you at the mercy of PMs and you're never going to know the market as well as you know your home market.I also see what you're saying about scaling, but with properties, quality beats quantity.

The top 10 employers in Fayetteville are:Fort Bragg - 55,000 employeesCumberland County Schools - 6,734 employeesCape Fear Valley Health System - 5,872 employeesWal-Mart - 2,000 employeesGoodyear Tire & Rubber Co. - 1,800 employeesFayetteville State University - 1,600 employeesFayetteville VA Medical Center - 1,397 employeesHarnett Health System - 1,135 employeesSmithfield Foods - 1,100 employeesCumberland County - 1,065 employeesFort Bragg is the largest employer in the Fayetteville metropolitan area, with a workforce of over 55,000 people.

In November, active listings for the five-county MSA increased 13.7 percent to 6,391 listings and pending sales jumped 14.9 percent to 2,340 sales.“2018 will be an incredibly important year in determining the future health and sustainability of Austin’s housing market and its communities,” concluded Guthrie.

I am a retired RN and my husband is a retired mental health counselor. 

Also go to the courthouse and talk to the health department to see what others in the area perc for. 

Though student rentals have their pros and cons, eviction is hardly one of them as no student wants to be left homeless during the school year, even less so if you make parents co-sign the lease agreements.Outside of student rentals, there are also plenty of medical Interns, Residents, and Attendings working at UC Health/Cincinnati Children's that that are looking for safe housing around work in the Corryville/Avondale area.

I have language in my lease that states the following: “Tenant acknowledges that the basement windows; do not contain egress windows, meaning that the basement area may not be used for sleeping as this violates the Denver Health and Housing Codes.

My rationale is that I already have a C-Corp set up for my active real estate investing (wholesaling, flipping and property management), of which I am an employee and receive a salary, that has a 401k and I have health insurance via my spouse.

I remember a BP podcast guest who had a serious health issue come on suddenly (he was crippled for months) and had it not been for those checks coming in every month his family would have been in deep trouble.