Not sure this is the right venue to ask this, but when I try to follow a Biggerpockets Alert link, I receive a "This site can not be reached" error. It used to work, ut for the past several weeks, nothing. I can acces...

It has costs, for things such as staffing, taxes, accounting etc.. things we don't normally think about when we are buying a rental property.

So, my advice to myself all those years ago would have been to find a brokerage that offers leads, because the technical part is easy...in the beginning you need leads (unless you have 1,000 people waiting for you to get your license before they buy/sell their homes).  

Later on, you can decide to move out when you don't want to live there anymore, and you can also try quit claiming title to an LLC you own, but technically it will still be tied to you as an individual.  

So technically the property is not a commercial property...it just happens to be zoned for commercial.

There are tax and reporting issues specific only to foreign investors, but these are all technicalities that can be overcome.The bigger difficulties lie in investing, managing and controlling your assets long distance. 

Seems like foreclosure and pre foreclosure are more technical and probate you might have to deal with a lawyer that can pick you apart if you don't know the bizAccurate ARV: Newb friendly way to calculate ARV Closing: Once I've got the seller to sign the contract, calculate the ARV, find the buyer then I take the buyer and paperwork to the title company??

Technically I own the rights to be paid on those liens for 20 years, but given that they are liens on undesirable rural land, the likelihood anybody would buy them is remote.All of my liens were selected and bought for me by PIP with the intention of getting them either redeemed or foreclosing on the underlying asset.

I currently work as Technical Arts Director for a local church.

(Yes, they're all technically different, but they function the same as far as a buyer's ability close quickly and relatively hassle-free.