The course heavily relies on cold calling and emailing, which hasn't been effective for me as a novice.I'm considering a different approach, such as arbitrage, as it seems more accessible for a beginner.

What would be the "significant and legitimate public purpose" for the government getting involved in what seems to be a tiny percentage of transactions in an already heavily-regulated industry?

The first international route from Houston to our local airport opens in April of next year, so we're going to heavily target US buyers.

I'm not a realtor, just am trying to invest in properties (mostly furnished rentals) here and there, with a background heavily in IT.

I would look into markets that heavily tech-focused like Columbus and invest.

I question if the lady knew she was caught and had someone return the packages on her behalf or if this was some innocent set of coincidences and maybe lady went up my street to getaway from whatever.I heavily lean toward porch pirate figured she was caught and what can she do?  

Quote from @Radhika Srinivasan: :) Yeah, I started off around Reno,NV & Tempe, AZ, but I think the median prices look way higher, so I am beginning to look and research around the areas of Fort Smith, AK,  Cleveland, TN and Ownsboroo, KYRental regulations in Ohio can vary a lot from city to city, with Cleveland being the most heavily regulated.

I actually rely heavily on my property manager.

Interest rates are in the 6's right now so that heavily affects any new calculations for DSCR than when you bought the property.A hope would be that as your loan comes do and gets closer hopefully interest rates fall some making potential extra payment less required from lender.  

In addition to direct real estate, I invest fairly heavily in index funds.