With interest rates at historic lows, you have a lot of money chasing yield, and institutional money (eg pension funds, insurance co's, private equity) has been pouring into real estate.

If they choose to have it in a city with rent control, they have to deal with it like any other law or city ordinance.

Not only are the LLC fees each year several hundred dollars, there is also the overhead per LLC (taxes, bank accounts, no co-mingling of funds, etc).

I'm living in Colorado Springs and investing in Pueblo.

One didn't have a strong rental history so her father co-signed (he has since passed away they tell me).

Best to have attorney, or title co attorney draw up closing docs, including note and deed of trust or mortgage, depending on state.

Greetings, I am Karyn Kline, a real estate agent and investor from Fort Collins Colorado.

I do know rates are higher in Colorado right now though.Also have you factored, vacancies, property management, depreciation, etc into your numbers?

Make sure you're using your title co. as well.

@Jerry KisasonakIn those types of situations it is often a case of fear (for herself or for children) - sometimes naïvety "He said he won't hit me anymore" - rather than co-dependency that keeps the woman coming back.