The cost is built in somewhere to what they are doing.We get landlords offering free rent here for 1 year.The rent isn't free on commercial as they then have year 2 at a higher than normal rate to recover some of the lost rent and then built in escalations that are higher and more frequent than normal.Never get sucked in by a gimmick.I tell all my clients to be slow and methodical in doing a deal to avoid "knee jerk" reactions.It takes a long time to make money and a small amount of time to lose it.You also have to watch out for if they are in pre-foreclosure or not.They could be trying to collect an upfront payment with free rent and then walk.

Money from the sound of it is something your client dosent have which means its money you wont ever see.

Normally here in the UK we get 5-6%, so this is of interest.However, some companies selling foreign investments have been caught making misleading statements, so I’m trying to get a second opinion.I was hoping you could let me know if these % returns are within ‘normal’ in Atlanta.

How many clients do you have?

not really. i think a good inspector will catch the same things for HO or investor. a bad one will miss-inform both types of clients. just watch Homes Inspection and you will see crazy stuff inspectors miss.having said that, i never hire an inspector. i know more about houses and home improvement than 90% of them. by the time i place and offer i have already inspected the house. i put "no inspection required" and they think i am nuts. one more way to sweeten their "deal" and make them accept my offer.

I need to finally pull the trigger on this.My pertinent info:-I own 3 rental SFR properties, all free and clear :D worth approximately $450k-I live in a 4th property which is mortgaged-I live in California :/-I also have a regular jobPrimary goal: asset protectionSecondary goal: increase tax advantages above and beyond my current sole proprietor statusAs a side note, I would also like to hear your thoughts on LLC'ing in wyoming/nevada/wherever else you can think of and how that model would or would not work in California as a foreign corp seeing as how "strict", for the lack of a better word, it is here in California.My entity/entities of choice would protect me from inside liability as well as outside liability.

The seller's attorney was THEN supposed to talk to their client about it and never did.

This company touts this as something revolutionary and promotes it specifically to foreign investors.

I have had some foreign investors buy properties from me and they've had a difficult time finding financing.

I had a client come in who received a 1099-misc from his PM company which had the net rent paid to him.