So if you ever sell down there, make the payments in the US.4.  

Or, plan on this being a nest egg builder and growing your equity, living in the home for 2 of the last 5 years and then selling with Section 121 exclusion. 

We've got tons of Churches in the ghetto where the pastor calls me trying to sell the building to me for 20x what it's worth. 

some of my investor friends have mentioned it. they get all there stuff at wholesale prices and it allows them to sell things for a discount. 

Here are a few ideas to explore that might help you get closer to homeownership in San Diego without selling:Cash-Out Refinance:Refinancing one or both of your El Centro properties could free up additional cash for a down payment without selling.

I haven't identified any specific properties yet, but was hoping to get a PM lined up so that I could bounce ideas before purchasing.

I’ve used public records in Texas to identify estates in transition.

As for wholesaling, there is no license required bcoz your not Selling or acting as agent in a fiduciary role to anyone but yourself.

Hard to give good advice without more info, but since You are single no kids it's hard to beat buying a single family fixer upper and living in it for two years and then selling for tax free profits....I'm a big fan of Waltham these days $.02 

I will suggest that a seminar that sells training materials only would not have helped me.