At the moment I am still at my W2 job but hoping in time to move full time in RE that being as Broker, FT PM,  and project manager for investor who are looking for support managing rehabs. 

The best part is the free CD is nothing more than a bunch of vague suggestions about how you can make all this money in real estate and vague bragging sessions about how he has been around so long and wants to give you all his knowledge before he croaks (paraphrased) Someday I will be completely immune to the crooks attempts at separating me from my hard earned money.

:@Tim Silvers1) https://www.youtube.com/result...2) https://www.youtube.com/result...a simple google will find details on tax strategies for RE investors, just find a good local CPA who can work with you and is knowledgeable.  

Alot of unknowns as you don't have the ability to walk the property beforehand, but interesting process, and pretty good deals exist there.While the Trustee Sales are cash purchases, there are many hard money options that can turn over the funds in time for the 24 hour funding required to complete the purchase.If you are interested, let me know and I can go into more detail, as well as make some other suggestions for you to consider. 

I recommend you go visit a few times to network with local investors or find an investor friendly agent so you can gain local market knowledge, find off market deals and for things such as showings, picture taking or getting accurate comps.

Here are a few avenues folks often explore in times like this:You are already on this path - Owner Financing: It's great that the seller is willing to finance a portion of the deal.

I'm looking for an agent that is intimately aware of these markets.

Suggest you check in with him/her on this additional service as your attorney is already intimately familiar with the file and you can often give them pre-authorized amounts to settle on vs trying to squeeze all the blood from that turnip. 

I if go back in time when I was a newbie and investor in Mexico and I'd need to get information about how two invest in Mexico, I'd want to hear from other investors who have done it before rather than from people who sell properties and that's exactly what the forums are for.

While I don’t regret anything in my life if I was to go back in time I would finish the real estate degree and go into something real estate when I graduated at 22 instead of doing it half-as**ed for years.