I wouldn't pay a large setup fee for a hosted app...it defeats the whole purpose of not buying software(ie avoiding the large upfront cost)....just my opinion.

Well, I expect an estimating program to be, correct, not where I need to do dozens of supplements, that kind of defeats the entire point of a program to save time, when it costs me more.

So that defeats your whole point.

This in my mind somewhat defeats the purposes of using such companies because while your tenant pay on time it serves as a carrot to build up their credit but your stick is taken away because tenants can opt out (eg. just before they know they are going to be late).Wondering if anyone has worked with a rent collection platform with a strong approach to reporting late and missed rent to credit agencies.Thanks

A fix n flip would defeat the purpose of the 1031 which is to defer tax on investments you intend to hold.  

This would still defeat the lost in the mail excuse. 

If you ignore those things or don't do them correctly, a court will likely pierce your liability protection, so you've basically defeated the entire point of setting this all up to begin with.I plan to domicile my parent company in Indiana (one of my family members is a partner at a law firm in Indianapolis, and they will handle for me; Indiana offers many of the same protections as WY/NV etc. so I went with IN simply because I have someone there to deal with the paperwork). 

No lender will finance a property in another country, unless you can provide collateral from your home country or you’re a large company and the lender will give you an unsecured loan based on your balance sheet but, anyway, both options would defeat the purpose of getting leverage through the purchased property.2.

So it defeats the purpose of what Ibrahim has said.

Yeah I heard about that haha QR code kinda defeats the purpose right?