And with more robust future screening, you may seldom if ever be in this situation again.

Alex Johnson go to a secondary market with a robust economy.

Are they allowed to drink alcohol?

She can't afford her rent, yet she can afford alcohol and cigarettes.

I echo what @Taylor L. said, you really need something more robust than what BP offers, although their calcs are great for small multis, you need to graduate to something that can account for commercial loans and debt when doing larger deals. 

I would only suggest that you don´t underestimate the U.S. real estate market; few countries offer the benefits of real estate investing like the United States, i.e. financial products, tax benefits, robust institutional systems, etc. 

The Fort Wayne Real Estate Investors Association has a robust and very active group you should check out. 

Additional benefits of such strategy are greater tax benefits, a property that will likely cashlow much quicker than any single unit option, quicker capital appreciation (you're starting from a bigger basis usually), and a robust rental market with seemingly no slowdown in sight...Welcome to So Cal, BP, and good luck out there!

It actually wasn't my market of choice, even though Dubai has a robust ecosystem.

I have been primarily in the alcohol and biotech industry running manufacturing facilities for the past decade.