The way I see it there are 4 basic options:1) Hire a guy (or two) to work directly for my llc (W-2 employee) pay hourly.2) Hire a guy (or two) to work on a project by project basis (1099 them) pay by the job.3) Hire a general contractor and have them handle everything (sub-out work, order materials, etc)4) Act as the general contractor myself.

Situation:A family is looking to rent a larger single family home for up to 2 years (international family on work visa until end of 2013).

There is already a thread on PMB International, the other one I was curious about.

Going to that level is a totally different game, you will have a bunch of employees, substantial overhead and a big pot of money which basically forces you to continue buying so you don't have to give the money back and cut your employees.

Are you an ex-IRS employee?

Andrew,It is called a 1031 exchange because Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code permits you to defer the capital gains tax that would ordinarily be due on the sale of investment or business use property on your federal income tax return when that property is the relinquished property in an exchange.

A Section 8 inspection doesn't mean that even that unit is up to code.Many factors can be grandfathered in (a fuse box or an old electric meter base) or some issues may not be part of the inspection (plumbing or internal wiring).

They have what I call "trash police" - city gov't employees who write citations for various trash violations; trash out too soon before pick-up date - violation and citation; trash contains a recyclable item - violation and citation.

That may seem odd, but they do their own internal valuation in lieu of an appraisal.

Here are some that I came up with last night:-Self-Directed IRAs-UBIT and UDFI-Lending Environment-Legal Setup of Vulture Funds-Social Media Expert-Tax Expert-How International Investors Invest in The StatesThere is a method to the madness, but I am just brainstorming at this point.