Think, the USDA brining armed feds to shut down Amish farmers for selling their unpasteurized milk, or the FDA allowing harmful chemical additives in our food that are banned in hundreds of other countries.

As is price point.. this will give you a better long term outcome.if you buy way under median your getting into renter dominated neighborhoods and schools for sure will be bottom ranked.. instead of going East have you considered Vegas.. lowest prop tax's basically in the country. no big weather issues  desert landscape super simple to take care of.. and Stucco homes with tile roofs no big thunder and wind storms to ruin roofs etc etc.. you can buy nice rental house there is a solid B location for about 300k. just worth checking out if you never have..

This is a pretty similar problem that is happening across cities in the entire country.

Is it smart to have your job, all your real estate, stocks and everything in one single country and at the whim of a single government?

I also had to pay taxes in both countries.

Your vision for self-employment and independence is valuable and worth fighting for, even when the path is difficult.

@Zach Allard - Fantastic plan, I had a similar path on how I got started.

Although appraisers around the country tend to cover their butt and be conservative, we find little issue with these Memphis appraisals.However, @Jay Hinrichs  makes a very good point.  

I feel like I don't know what I don't know, and I feel that jumping straight to an investor-backed leveraged multifamily deal as a first timer might be a bit too much.Yet, I see no other way to enter the multifamily space as the entrance barrier is high, and cheaper deals in tertiary markets are often cheap for a reason.Would love to hear your thoughts on whether jumping straight to a multifamily syndication is reasonable, and if so, what would be the best path for me  to make a deal happen in the coming months?

I have gone down the path of painting a few times and it is quite labor intense and with that not cheap, it has to bone REALLY well - prep-work, primer, coat finish, the right products etc otherwise you get crap results.