But the math is totally different in New Zealand from all the books I read.In New Zealand a family home will cost you $500,000 and you can rent it for $500 per week.Loan interest rates are 6%.With this most of the formulas taught in these books do not seem to apply as the rent basically just covers the loan interest.

Using fencing, I've basically divided it into 2 lots so I can keep my dogs within sight. 

Basically you are selling your contract for $99,000 ($85k + $4k + $10k).

I can look and see which one they missed and they can close it without sending my property manager out.Those are some of the basics but overall, I can't imagine remotely managing a property any other way.

its mortgage lending basics for these exact scenarios.  

I have put together some basic layout plans from (Mini Storage Outlet).Does anyone have recommendations of any architects that specialize in self storage planning?

It's basically down to the studs except I don't have to take out some of the walls.

I'm basically in the same situation.

I originally grew up in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area, but for the past two years, I have been working as a software developer in lower Manhattan.I have basically zero background in real estate, but I hope to learn a lot from this community -- enough for my wife and me to invest in one or more rental properties within the next two-to-three years that will give us a nicer return beyond our retirement mutual funds. 

@Emanuel Vega you seem to understand the basics about the LLC so I will leave it to an attorney to talk about how to structure things.