In some areas of the country, this works fine but in other areas my property managers act like it's a wacky idea.

Every area of the country is different.

Each area of the country has their lifestyles that need to be accommodated, and here, it's outdoor living.

Do I have to be presentin the country myself or can my sister (who moves to Round Rock soon) withthe Power of Attorney purchase a house in my name? 

I also would say that I think small multi's work great in different parts of the country, just not here.  

Also please don't forget we are talking about Toledo and Dayton, Ohio.These cities are much smaller than Memphis and have also been over the years ranked numerous times as the most affordable in the country compared to incomes.Feel free to read my blog about my perception on the different asset classes.http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/06/28/abcs-real-estate-asset-classes/Thanks and have a great day.

The law in our country is a BIG JOKE!

The main thing keeping our "economy" afloat for the last 20 years has been the fact that we're busy selling our country to foreigners.

I don't think we're supposed to post hyperlinks here so I'm only putting in the company names, but they are pretty easy to find on google:Williams and WilliamsHudson and MarshallREDC / US Home AuctionRealty BidUnited Country Auction ServicesAuction FirstI'm sure there are many more as well.

I think Real Estate prices are more known to people, alot more people see there dollar go down as there house price decreses, dollar might not go down, but something they paid $100k for is worth $80k today, there dollar went down, but dont realize what there dollar is worth outside of this country.