Got it, thanks — so in technical terms, the closing costs are deducted from gains on Schedule D, but since the difference is below the Section 121 threshold, Schedule D essentially ends up at $0 (as opposed to some negative/deductible amount).

There are quite a few old apartments that sell for cheap, but competition is fierce and you have to keep an eye out constantly.You can use https://en.spitogatos.gr/property-index to find the average sale and rent price for different locations.Also AirBnb is pretty big here, but I believe the government is about to change the regulation around it soon.Originally posted by @Themi Stergianos:@Dimitris VainasHi DimitriI’m a swallow traveling from South Africa and wanting invest in Greece rental income opportunities.

It took me about seven years to be able to quit my job as an engineer.This was mainly from buying inexpensive properties from motivated sellers for cash.Buying nice STR's with leverage is a much longer game especially this environment. 

Your transition from electrician to real estate entrepreneur is really impressive.Congrats on becoming a licensed agent and owning properties in different states!

You have to pay to sign up with different notary websites to get in their directory (there are only 3 good ones) which cost about $150-$200/year.

Similar kind of work, different deal structure. 

The Soviet Union, "a large country with a powerful military, did collapse.Rome, "a large country with a powerful military, did collapse.Great Britain, "a large country with a powerful military, did collapse.France, "a large country with a powerful military, did collapse.Germany, "a large country with a powerful military, did collapse.Spain, "a large country with a powerful military, did collapse.There were two main reasons 1.

If you assume that you have various "buckets" (i.e. taxable, tax-deferred & tax-free) and differing objectives (i.e. growth, income, liquidity), paying attention to proper "asset location" will add to your net, net after-tax bottomline. 

You're juggling personalities and people moving in and out at different times.  

You'll have to create different marketing campaigns directly to property owners and find those hot off-market deals.