My second thought is that you might want to eliminate hotels from your future plans, a hotel is not a normal RE investment, it is more of a business, and that requires a lot more of your time and energy, plus there is a differant skill set involved.

And PM was behind bullet proof glass and razor wire at their office. 

If after 12 months I don't see any significant progress then I will go ahead and devote my energy to getting my MBA.I'm honestly just not sure on how to start this 12 month project.

The tenant is more than welcome to dodge that bullet and even a tenant friendly judge will have a hard time giving them more time.Just make sure your 3 day notice is absolutely perfect though.

DO just bite the bullet and get through their first successful flip.He has worked as a contractor for investors for many years, but he did say that he learned even more going through the process himself, so I'm agreeing with Nasar Elarabi in Podcast #116 that there is more to learn once you actually do your own flip.

Keep up your energy, enthusiasm and momentum. 

As for the agent, unless you have sometime of proof it's probably not worth the psychological energy and the time to pursue.

Its why the mods are so tough on promoting..If I was you I would take others advice and save your money and DO NOT buy a single rental in the US... not worth the time energy or Risk..

No need to waste all this money on LLC's as they are not 100% bullet proof either.

I like your energy and work ethic.