While a similar concept, syndications add the tax benefits of being a partial property owner as well as offers a lower fee structure.

Once you've got the stamp of approval from the city, is there any reason the utilities would have a problem from there, or is it typically just a matter of paying whatever crazy fee they require for the work?

The vast majority of my bookings are on Airbnb and I made the amateur move of paying the flat fee to Homeaway when I signed up.

Hi Team,My family and I have decided to put my Tuscany villa up for sale.It is located in Italy, not far from Florence, and includes 4 independent flats, 30 hectares of land, as well as vineyards, olive groves, a river and a lot to build a restaurant.I would want to avoid the traditional route of going to a mainstream agent and wish for luck. 

This results in paperwork, processing delays and per-transaction fees that can add up if you are engaging in more time-sensitive assets or assets that involve a lot of transactions.

I would use a HELOC that way you don’t have to pay closing costs and other fees yet you’d still have the same advantagesGood luck

In a nutshell, I wouldn't want to be out one dime of money and would also want some kind of fee for the time it would take me to find new tenants. 

Less fees and less seasoning that way.There is also a DFE - Delayed Financing Exception that gives you back immediately the lesser of your purchase price plus closing costs or 75% of value. 

With that background I was very happy going with eXp Realty since it's an online-only brokerage with very little pressure to produce and minimal fees.

If there is no acquisition fee, but there is a disposition fee, then I know that it's not a long term hold.