When it comes to investing it is important to not involve emotions and look at the facts I look at the global markets on a daily basis and would invest all day in HK rather than France for the years to come 

Paul Bains, the lawyer who leveraged DocuSign for bankruptcy petitions and other important matters, used the software in place of original signatures as is done in many commercial settings in the US and globally.

I might change my opinion and could be wrong but right now with the global chase for yield, QE, and a demand from the president and others for 0% or negative rates in the US I don't see how hard assets like real estate will decompress anytime soon.

Some of them are more of a boot-camp style and put more emphasis on education.

@Angela Yan Yes to both of your questions = )  We plan to use it as an investment until our cash flow is sufficient to reach financial freedom, which should be in the next 2 years barring any global real estate meltdown. 

I'm a new investor in Kalamazoo, MI and am looking to grow my portfolio with an emphasis on student rentals close to Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo College.  

Here are two BP Forum Rules I've seen broken multiple times in threads where I see your name: (emphasis mine)Q - Stay On-TopicPosts in a particular forum need to stay on-topic.

Not much emphasis on the now or asking about the why or how when the dream is being sold. 

Local bank/ credit union qualify you and the loan on a global debt service ratio which means the property and you need to debt service the loan. 

We use CSC Global they have most counties in the U.S. and allow us to record electronically like a title company.