Not having one will cause you to be taxed at a much higher tax rate and if you like to give more to uncle then why not.Not having a corporation will bring more liability to you and you will bring the pain home should things head south.

With current market prices for Hotel Accomodation, assuming they paid cash for their units, rental ROI's could go as high 16%-18% per Annum and better yet, as most hotel clients pay their bills using major US Credit Cards, the overseas investors are going to receive their rentals in US Dollars avoiding any concerns over fluctuating exchange rates !

Some are computer savvy and realize the benefits of technology and some are computer phobic (I happen to work for one that straddles the line, hehe) or are not clear on the benefits.Perhaps the concern from the brokers perspective may be, if you are working on all this computer stuff, when will you have time to sell real estate since you are part time anyway.Therefore, my suggestion to you is this: Forget offering computer work during the interview process, don't even bring it up except to say something like: "I am computer literate and know my way around a computer fairly well".

the more complicated stuff will be important, but i don't think it's the number one concern starting on your first house or two.

Most lenders are concern about the chain of title REGARDLESS of how much you are putting down...

I guess some of my concerns occur when I see a proeprty and I say it could only be bought for x dollars and it sells for 10K more.

You should only owe for those authorized repairs.I am sure this is causing you a lot of grief.

Especially cause they don't HAVE to share their RE info for free...they could be charging us a monthly fee and we would pay it cause it is WAY less than coaching!!!!!

In this case, obviously I'm not concerned about cash flow but again, believe that out of state is where my resources can be used most effectively and I'm confident that if I approach it properly, this too will be a successful strategy.In short, it may feel less comfortable investing far from home but as someone who has researched opportunities in many different states and dabbled a little, there is definitely potential.

I also have that concern of prices droping and there are a ton of homes on the market now.