Originally posted by @Garth McGinley:I would spend a few months in Chile: surfing in the morning, learning Spanish in the afternoon, and just relaxing in the evenings.Jay Hinrichs I'm slated to spend a few days in Istanbul in May, but I'm considering rerouting that leg of my trip due to safety concerns.

His goal is to take advantage of amortization and appreciation to have that SFR pay for his kid's college. not everyone's cup of tea, but it works for himThen there is risk, which goes hand and hand with return, but is rarely talked about on BP.

"How come you don't speak Spanish?" 

Hi,Does anybody have a rental agreement contract in Spanish they can send me?

I would consider Mexico since I can speak and read enough Spanish to get around (not fluent) but I don't know anyone there and I have some concerns about public safety.

The intangible piece of this is how absolutely cup-filling and rewarding it is.

Major projects may not be your cup of tea and may consume too much time and money at first so pick and choose your battles/headaches. 

Our units had everything from towels, furniture, cooking utensil to plates, cups, and toilet paper for each unit. 

Crows are brilliant ~ feed them peanuts and let her go out and shoo them away, corvids take her car windshield.Grandma comes to visit and asks for favors every hour: cup of sugar, how do I open my phone, can you help me ?

I had one str for one month.. then sold it to someone fully furnished and they are carrying on.. not our cup of tea.. we find fully furnished long term rentals to be our cup of tea premium rents PREMIUM tenant quality and returns that we are happy with.