I recomend you buy some duplexes or fourplexes and rent them to local frackers and oil workers who are working there out of town.Keep in mind that alot of properties in that area are inflated and will probably decrease in value after the temporary work is completed but alot of permenant jobs are being created so the housing market overall is looking good.Good luck!

There are many tips here on how to decrease your burden from tenant showings and the pros and cons of property managers.

Now there are other factors that can increase and decrease the price of the home which may distort the impact that inflation has on the home.

Will a perception be there that an LLC was formed for ::gulp:: decreasing tax liability dishonestly, instead of creating wealth?

Banks will tell you whatever you want to hear to decrease their loan duration.

The other problem with putting up cash for a % of profits is that the borrower has less incentive to repay the loan quickly, and your return decreases with each month that passes by.

I haven't begun investing yet myself and I don't want to throw myself into a market where I am decreasing my chances of success.

Any gift over $14k will decrease your father's lifetime exclusion of $5,430,000 (for 2015).

hi frank. there is, of course, that old saying " it takes money to make money". thats true enough, but a revised edition should read " it helps to have money to make money". lots of people start out with little to nothing in their pockets. you can too, you just have to find the right deal, and believe me, thats gonna be hard. borrowing money is a decent start, but remember, you are also increasing your debt load. you have to do it while also increasing your net worth, or at least, without decreasing your net worth. you will have to find a property that is worth at least what you are paying for it now. there are deals out there for nothing down, but most of them are shams. properties that no one wants also have a reason no one wants them. my brother, and investor in western michigan, has actually bought houses at tax sale auctions for as little as $20. there is a reason he got them that cheap....... no body else wants them. you have to ask yourself why. is the local government that hard to work with on the rehab???

If you lengthen the line in one spot, you will decrease the slope on the section you move unless you also lower the ENTIRE line downstream of where you did your work.