If you want to learn about real estate all across America, they might be good.

All major banks like Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and Chase offer deposit cards as an option when a business account is opened.

You are the first lien holder, the same as if a loan was taken out through Bank of America.  

No one was using Airbnb in the biggest vacation market in America just 6-8 years ago.Although they started in 2007, Airbnb really has only been around for about 10 years.

Huntsville was recently rated the #1 city to live in in America by US News.

Which is interesting that in the '08 the market in Des Moines didn't tank, it really just dipped, much different than many of the other areas of the country.Also, here are many reports that are giving Des Moines the title of Best places to Live for various reasons.https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2019/04/11/rankings-des-moines-fifth-best-place-live-america-us-news-world-report-city-quality-of-life-moving/3434737002/https://realestate.usnews.com/places/iowa/des-moineshttps://livability.com/best-places/top-100-best-places-to-live/2019/ia/des-moinesThat being said, depending on your goals, you will want to look in different neighborhoods around Des Moines that have different attributes and different classes of tenants.Good luck and if you want a second/third opinion on the Des Moines area feel free to message me!

Does anyone have any tips or experience in buying in Colombia or South America? 

., you will need a brokerage account.Many brokerage firms will open "free" accounts (i.e. no setup fee, no maintenance fee), which will also come with checkbook access and the ability to wire funds out such that they function as a "hybrid" between a bank and/or brokerage account.If you are looking for names of banks that open bank accounts for Solo 401k plans, there are many banks where we have received positive feedback including Wells Fargo, Bank of America, PNC along with local banks and credit unions just to name a few.

I can also send you my eBook on self-storage investing which is a pre-cursor to a BiggerPockets book that is coming out this Fall or Winter (Storing Up Profits - Capitalize on America's Obsession with Stuff by Investing in Self-Storage).

.: We have a record number of real estate agents in America, but the market is slowing down.