It's those maniacs that buy homes cash via quit claim deed off of craigslist that really get screwed.Make sure your property manager is a licensed real estate brokerage.Understand you can not eliminate all risk, only mitigate it.

There is no good reason for an employer to locate there and more and more they will move out of the country or south to friendlier states.2)  I regularly pay for the rehab of new properties from the cashflow thrown off by older properties.

I want her to be able to claim any deductions and losses at the end of the year.

I’m doing regular rentals as I don’t know how I can make STR work being out of state with reasonable ROI.  

I've heard the number one claim against these policies is for water damage....to the unit BELOW the source of the water leak.

I went through the title claim process and was awarded a settlement however I didn’t receive any compensation for my attorney fees, the incremental holding cost required while claim process was in progress and fees involved with new construction as opposed to a flip.

It made me wonder if the same test would be used in the USA.If a group of investors all have an 'active role in the management' yet they do not have the ability or competence to perform the active role, it would not be possible for the promoter of the transaction to claim the other investors are actually active.

Thanks Brandon, I am not sure if my green updates will be worth any more than regular updates here in Reynoldsburg.

I am fairly familiar with small claim system as both a tenant and a landlord. 

If you plan on holding a property for a long time you might have to front most of the cost of replacement in the event of a claim.