of real estate, more hacks, advice, tax reduction ideas, international investing (think Golden Visa), blah, blah blah. 

The Internal Revenue Code has attribution rules that attribute ownership of parent/child to each other as well as partnerships to each other when there is common ownership of 50% or more in each. 

You just have to balance out your internal/external reporting needs.  

People who rent short-term rentals on the Riviera Maya do so because they want to go around and visit the area so they will never base themselves in Cozumel because it's an island.Tulum is 2 hours away from Cancun International Airport and it is connected through a very nice highway and this is fine for most people (and there will be soon a high speed train that should reduce the connection time substantially).

Once you start taking down deals where you know you'll leave money in them, CoC return and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) become much more important.

Hi folks, considering investing in the UAE, specifically a condo in Dubai - anyone have any experience investing internationally?

Picture this, it's like were in a car that if let of the gas, the motor will stall, so gotta keep peddle to the floor.

Signed up to Cleveland Clinic's internal housing office last year and paid the $300 fee per property for the year - did 3 properties.

$15.00 per closetLight fixtures – glass cleaned and bulbs replaced $15.00 per fixture /$1.00 per bulbCeiling fan, blades- clean top & bottom, motor housing dust free $30.00 -$50.00Vacuum – per room (carpet is shampooed by management after move out at no charge) $15.00Carpet- burns, stains, soil as per estimate / replacementBaseboards – dust, wipe off, vacuum per room $15.00 per roomA/C vent cover – vacuum, dust $15.00Windows – Glass, tracks, clean and dust free $20.00 per windowTo remove window pane, slide pane to center of track- grasp each side, gently lift up and pull forward to remove, clean, replace in correct order.Window- Glass replacement $35.00 per windowScreens replacement- $25.00 per window -$40.00 per patio door $25.00- $40.00Mini-blinds replacement $20.00 per windowPatio door – Glass, clean both sides, track vacuumed, wiped clean $35.00Patio blind replacement $50.00 per windowOutdoor patio globe- clean $15.00Sweep off patio and railings $15.00Bathroom exhausts fan/vent cover, clean, dust free $15.00Bathtub, clean tub and tile surround $25.00 – $60.00Bath sink, vanity/countertop, clean $20.00Bath – medicine cabinet, clean inside, mirrors, light guard $20.00 minBathroom floor & wall tile – wash, clean tile $20.00 minTowel bar replacement $18.00 minToilet tissue spindle replacement $5.00Toilet – clean inside bowl and outside $20.00 minToilet seat replacement $20.00Kitchen cabinets – wipe off grease; remove shelf paper, empty out $20.00 minKitchen-sink, countertop, wipe off, clean garbage disposal ring $20.00 minDishwasher – clean, remove any food particles from inside $20.00 min Vent hood – wipe off grease, clean filter, clean light guard, top/underside $20.00 minStove/ Oven- wipe off exterior, clean under drip pans, clean oven/racks $25.00 min to $125.00Drip pans – clean (replacement cost is $7.50 each) $30.00 maxBroiler pan replacement $20.00Refrigerator/ Freezer-wash off exterior, top, seals, inside, crispers $20.00 min to $75.00Walls / Woodwork – remove nails, screws $15.00 minWallpaper boarders-removal per room $50.00 minNicotine – stained walls/ woodwork that require cleaning (see below explanation) $25.00 per hour min.The cost to prep the unit for painting requires the walls and woodwork to be washed clean from the smoke odor/ and nicotine stained damage.GaragesGarages should be swept clean and all debris removed.

Most people calculate ROI just like the Internal Rate of Return (IRR).