Just 100% landlording.It is the "bible" I have used to train all of our internal property managers and I always ask prospective fee based property managers if they have read it and their opinion of it.I know Leigh and he is the absolute best expert in this area.

Make sure you consult a tax advisor who understands US international tax compliance requirements. 

I help international investors implement coliving strategies here so I'm happy to give you pointers and save you some time!

i work with international buyers in my market and can share insight

Internal Revenue Code that deals with the taxation of gains and losses from the sale or exchange of business or investment property.

Internal Revenue Service: Statistics of Income Migration Data (SoI Migration)Census Bureau: Value of Construction Put in Place Survey (VIP)Census Bureau: Current Population Survey - (CPS)Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): Survey of Construction (SoC)Census Bureau: Survey of Market Absorption of New Multifamily Units (SOMA)Remember that real estate is hyperlocal and it's important not only to find a market that posses mostly positive indicators but also a sub-market that has the same positive characteristics.

I would highly recommend learning to evaluate properties based on the overall expected returns from all the ways real estate provides returns: cash flow, appreciation, principle pay down, depreciation tax benefits, cash on cash return (CoC), internal rate of return (IRR).

Columbus is also home to OSU, which constantly develops real estate, employs lots of jobs, and attracts students from the US and internationally to attend.

My driver license was most recently in NY; now I have international driver permit from Philippines.7.

The Tax Court hates making up new law and likes to borrow from existing law.Here’s an interesting quote from a law journal article written in 1955 (“The Single Rental as a ‘Trade or Business’ Under the Internal Revenue Code,” U. of Chi.