Will,I agree with you on the robo-signing being settled, and expectation that REO levels could increase again.

Just to give you a few comparison: Equity Trust Co has tiered fee schedule - for $50k to $100k, they charge $360/yr, and increases as your account increases in value; a bit less for <50K.

Also, capital expenditures made after the property is put into service increase your basis.

I know that I can raise rents to increase cashflow, but is it worth taking the small profit-margin, short term?

I would've had about 7-8k into this house if I had bought it and put in new HVAC so my question is would you have: 1. put the new HVAC system in and increase the # of years of the note for a higher price 2. put window units in and charged around 12.5k or 3. not put any money in and just sold it as-is for a cheaper price?

It all started with civic activities, eclectic graffiti programs, libraries, parks and all the stuff intended to benefit the lives of the people who can no longer afford to live there, but instead live a little farther east from their jobs (down town) and in the same crappy neighborhoods they can afford to rent in.Point in case, you can deploy negative strategies like trying to get property taxes increased and other dissincentives to remove the riff raff in addition to the positive things you may be considering.

This tends to affect flippers who market to FHA buyers as it can increase their hold times.

Note that this won't increase your IRS paperwork.

I need to finally pull the trigger on this.My pertinent info:-I own 3 rental SFR properties, all free and clear :D worth approximately $450k-I live in a 4th property which is mortgaged-I live in California :/-I also have a regular jobPrimary goal: asset protectionSecondary goal: increase tax advantages above and beyond my current sole proprietor statusAs a side note, I would also like to hear your thoughts on LLC'ing in wyoming/nevada/wherever else you can think of and how that model would or would not work in California as a foreign corp seeing as how "strict", for the lack of a better word, it is here in California.My entity/entities of choice would protect me from inside liability as well as outside liability.

Fannie/Freddie and FHA all have increased their underwriting guidelines on purpose to tighten the flow of condo's into their mortgage pools.