I suspect that's why our gov't has encouraged immigration in the past few years. 

Their fear of making mistakes, fear of failing, and fear of taking the plunge fearing failure.All these concerns cannot compare to the plight your dad, and many other immigrant Patriarchs and Matriarchs, faced moving to a new country with very little if anything to their name.

My parents (as immigrants) furnished our house growing up, but it never "flowed" and did not represent a "home to show"...more just a home to live in.

To keep you from traveling a bunch I would choose a turnkey company that has experienced in building and maintenance or in a city where someone that's would help me.It's kind of hard to say what the future holds but I would be reluctant if Donald Trump was elected President and put a wall up to restrict immigration I would be reluctant to advise you based on that moving to Texas would be good.  

In Chicago we had a water leak in the basement that cost us $1,500 to rectify, in Phoenix we had a swift market downturn that kicked us in the rear on two properties (illegal immigration checks policy).

Well sunny I have been told I may not solicit or offer anything here even if its free which I do not understand.

Hello everyone, I would like to position my investment strategy as a social enterprise, and haven't been able to find relevant conversations about that subject just yet.I am interested in "investing for good" in the Annapolis, MD area, not so much for the purpose of cash flow generation, but to support my community - buying small properties, affordable for a low-income family, and helping out those who may lack credit or references yet are in a truly dire financial situation - whether they are vets, victims of domestic violence, documented immigrants, etc.This may sounds suspicious to you all, but I am happy to hang on to the equity and not make much cash.

Donut shop is usually a specific immigrant's family business tradition, that's why it's so niche and hard to enter, similar to Milk Tea shop or Taqueria.But I'm wondering rather than investing in endless multifamily syndication, why I can't just invest to a milk tea shop in front of my home LOL maybe in the future there would be more opportunities to have this gap to be recognized.

Or does adding Z eligible immigrants give us the equation X / (Y+Z)?

Also if the immigration reform comes through,  this area will get bustling. ( I would home this happens).