I have located a duplex in a transitional neighborhood that is presently rented on both sides, with combined rents of $900/month.Through my credit union, I believe I can get a 2-yr ARM at 3.75% for 30 years.

Doesnt make sense to me then, we might as well just use our own cash.I am hoping to leverage the properties, but since they don't want to lend on them alone, has anyone had luck combining cash with free & clear property to get the collateral up?

Maybe the combination will be successful.

His talk was geared toward tax reduction strategies for higher net worth investors, combining tax strategies with asset protection and estate planning.

Internet and Real Estate combined is the paradigm shift of the millennium.

If the income is all going to be passive, then you've got preferential tax treatment anyway and no SE taxes will be paid so all the LLC does is limit your liability.

., that are among the most stringent in the nation.These considerations make it an amazing place to live, but I think they also make it difficult for landlords.These factors, combined with high property values make it difficult to offer rentals in a lucrative manner.

Did she offer any advice on tax treatment as well?

I actually worked with some people on one of the world's largest forums (currently indexing about 198,000,000 posts, active and archived combined) on a complete rewrite of the search technology.Along with several thousand in new search servers, the new system basically cut our response time in searches from anywhere up to 10 seconds down to less than half a second.

I have to agree with a combination of qk and Greg here, financial independence and freedom are the end goal in my eyes.