As I promised, I have calculated the rental yields for all US states. You can see the table here:http://www.buyingpropertyinusa.net/market-research/price-to-rent-ratio-and-gross-rental-yield-in-usaHopefully it will help some investors with the choice of the US state to invest in..

Hi guys,it's definitely better invest through the LLC rather than in personal name. Even though you would be the only member, it has sense for liability protection, but mainly for taxation purposes. You can deduct so many more expenses on the company that way.Definitely when you would be investing in a group of people, it's easier to start the LLC…[Read more]

There is definitely something nice about having a property near the beach. On the other hand, if you are looking for a stable market and good long term returns, it might not be the one near the beach. ;o) I would love to own a property in Florida or California, but simply I can't afford to invest there, because the returns are lower.I have done…[Read more]

Hi naplesguru, welcome at PropertyInvesting forums! How does the market look in Naples? Did the house prices go even lower in 2010 or did they start to rise?

It depends quite a bit on your strategy. If you are speculating for some rocket growth in the next 10 years, maybe you should invest in the worst hit states – such as Florida, Nevada etc.However you might have troubles having some positive cashflow, due to longer vacancies etc. If you look for good rental yields, some of the "less attractive"…[Read more]

I was researching this for quite long time as well. Once I found a mortgage broker who was promising me similar great rates in Florida (I think it was Bayburg financial). I was dealing with him over a month – putting all different paperwork ready, statements, proofs of address, credibility from my mortgage here etc. Long story short, when it came…[Read more]

speedy gonzales had some really good points. I have bought a condo in Las Vegas actually, and have researched the market there quite a bit. Be very careful with the North Las Vegas – where most of the cheaper properties are found, since that's sometimes almost a ghetto.On the other hand, if you buy a nice condo and the HOA won't be close to a…[Read more]

Wow, that's great! I thought you might be just own 1 property and you are a wholesaler.I am investing on my own, so I probably wouldn't use your services in buying a property – but theoretically I maybe could see if you could help me with rehabbing in the future.By the way, have you also checked Topeka, KS market?  What are your thoughts about…

morekc wrote:

ActToday wrote:
I don't always agree with Nigel's posts but in regards to Vegas I think he is 100% correct. 

according to http://www.fhfa.gov this is what the las vegas market is doing. Year Quarter Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 2010 3 -8.38 2010 2 -14.60 2010 1 -19.20 2009 4 -18.89 2009 3 -22.12 2009 2 -26.78 2009 1 -29.75 2008 4 -33.77 20…[Read more]

Very interesting topic indeed! I will bring some of my experience here as well.2 years ago I was similarly interested in these boom markets, where the prices dropped 50% and I thought it's the best place to buy. I bought 2 condo's – one in Las Vegas, Nevada and one in Phoenix, Arizona.The reality is that the vacancy rates are really high, and it…[Read more]

J Koro wrote:
Hi all,My name is Justin and I am new to this site, though I think it is a fantastic forum site.I am a newbie getting started in residential land development in Queensland.  I'm still getting everything organised, but I thought I'd ask people experienced in property to minimise my mistakes – hope you don't mind!  Regarding the s…[Read more]

AJay7 wrote:

secureserver1 wrote:
Hi Hendrick,Personally I start with http://www.realestateinvesta.com.au  – they source all real estate listings from all the major real estate websites and allow you to search with multiple parameters such as reduced prices, mortgagee sales, sales that are well below the median price point for an area, yield, vendor…[Read more]

Hi,I have found a free software and it's actually surprisingly good. Definitely much easier to use than some spreadsheets and is better than lot of the paid programs too. It's called Real Estate analysis FREE – http://www.RealEstateAnalysisFREE.com/I have bought a few properties in the USA and have used this tool to figure out my estimated returns…[Read more]

Hi Andrew,I have done quite a big research of various real estate investment software and in the end I found one free real estate analysis tool, which has some qualities which even the paid options are missing. There might be some even more complex tools, but definitely for free.It's called Real Estate Analysis FREE :…[Read more]

dtrump wrote:
To confirm, are you referring to a computer software to do some financial modeling (e.g. different rents, vacancy, rising interest rates, etc). Or, are you referring the software called AutoCAD that is used for 3D design?

If you meant a real estate investment software or simply some real estate analysis tool – I would definitely…[Read more]

I am using http://www.RealEstateAnalysisFREE.com – it's a free real estate investment software and can do most of the stuff what PIA does – plus it has a few more cool features.There is also a resell analysis  in the reports, and you can configure there quite a bit of things too. It's not the best software in the world, but definitely worth…[Read more]

Hi,I have checked both real estate investment software tools, but they seem to be really expensive for what they can do ;o(I was researching this for a while and in the end I found a FREE! real estate analysis tool which has better features than most of the paid options. It reminds me little bit the style of zillow.com or something like that.You…[Read more]

Scott No Mates wrote:
Irr is time dependent. Make sure that your interest rates are consistent ie annualised rate or monthly rate etc. Alternatively plug your cashflow numbers into excel & run a dcf & irr.

I am not sure what type of software you were using either. I am using a free Real Estate analysis software at …[Read more]

SunnyGirl wrote:
Hi allI currently own property here in Australia with a family member with a view to investing further in the near future.  For the last few months I have been looking at US real estate online just for fun, but now that we're considering the possibility of actually purchasing another property to rent out I suggested perhaps it…[Read more]

Industrie Developments wrote:
Xarp,Good work, just be aware that if you set up in Nevada you are not able to buy Nevada properties with that LLC. There are several other states which don't have state tax but Nevada and Delaware are the most favorable.  Thanks for the web site referral – will check it out now.

Hi Michael,I was checking it out…[Read more]