Japanese 1991 to 1995 melt down.. for 4 years the Japanese were paying double for douglas fir timber in the northwest... started land and timber company made big bucks selling logs to japanese and creating building parcels on logged over land.6. housing marketing in Northwest 1995 takes off.. get into building subdivision lots for builders.. hit some major homes runs.7. 2001 down turn blip... start back at buying foreclsoures .. and that goes very well.8. 2002 to 2003  buying foreclosures and rehabbing to much work start HML company again and run it up to 35 million.. printing money.. semi retire.9 2008 GFC get hammered to the ground  WHAT RETIREMENT.. rentals sucked real estate sucked building stopped.  

We do a lot of investments here in Seattle - and Tek asked us about advising him in Denver, which is a market very unfamiliar to us.It's refreshing to see BiggerPockets community giving an awesome perspective.Thomas S. - I'd agree with you in terms of renting to relative, but knowing Tek and what he is trying to do here, we decided not to advise him against this plan.

English is my second language, so please bare with me even if my English is so broken.I am 39 years old and have two kids, I am working as a hibachi chef - you know that Japanese grill like Benihana - and my wife is serving in Army.My job is physically very demanding and I have several joint problem so I don't think I can do this that long.I wish I can replace majority income with cash flow from real estate, my goal is cash flow 3000 to 5000 a month in 5 to 7 years and eventually make 10 to 15k a month in 15 years.Unfortunately I don't have any money saved right now but I got a chance to save about 30k in one year while my wife is stationed oversee.

To refresh your memory on the condition of the unit when you moved in, refer to the Landlord/Tenant Checklist you signed at the beginning of your tenancy.

I'm on BiggerPockets to refresh my skills, learn new techniques, and make deals!

- that's thank you in Japanese.

A refreshing change to "I have no money and want to be an investor!"

But here are some thoughts:Up front, I agree with @Craig Curelop that you may be able to set up a new account and hit "refresh" so to speak.

Now I am self employed and work only local so I wake up when my body tells me to (anywhere from 6:30 am - 9:00 am)  I need sleep, usually 8-9 hours to be alert, focused, and refreshed.

Let me know if you have any questions...Are there any Japanese podcasts or websites you can recommend for US investing?