Another reason I am trying to connect with Minnesotans with rental experience ( as I am a native, but have been living in San Diego and managing the property remotely) is because I am looking to purchase a property of my own and am getting a feel for different areas my partner and I may want to consider.

Are there any natives that can clue me in on things like:-Typical time-frames for different aspects of inspections, title/ownership proof, financing contingencies, etc... 

We drove neighborhoods, a practice known as “driving for dollars,” and looked for abandoned homes with overgrown lawns, newspapers stacked in the driveway, and exterior decay.

Looking to get into some smaller apartment buildings in the near future.As far as the difficulties of investing in Japan, I of course agree with everything said, but in my case I'm at near-native fluency and own and manage my own business separate from anything real estate related so even without permanent residency I've never had trouble getting a loan (except of course I can't get some govt backed ones like a primary residence mortgage) for business or investing.I'll try to get in touch with everyone local to よろしくお願いします。

Hi Alex, I'm a St.Augustine native.

Key here is that their language skills have to be great so would need a native English speaker. 

Offline includes doing yellow letters, post cards, bandit signs, news paper ads, etc.There's an abundance of material on BP regarding all the methods I've mentioned, so just type in the search box which method you'd like to learn more about and learn that method really well before trying other forms of marketing. 

I am looking, specifically, at using the 203(k) loan program through FHA for my first home purchase, and I am doing research as to what exactly that process would entail, or whether there might be a better option for rehabbing my own first purchase, post-closing.I live in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC, and am originally a native of Baltimore, MD.

I'm a native Houstonian and although I'm currently working out of state, this would be the area I am most familiar with, and will be investing in.

I'm a Chicago native, went to UK, so I'm back in Chicago now, but still have some contacts in LEX.