Where people went cheap with online brokers, many of those companies just did not have the resources or expertise is seemed in many instances to handle claims. 

Same goes for other things too, but now I don't mess around with anything regarding water and cheap brands I haven't heard of before.2.

- I would select a market that allows you to purchase a cheap (under $150,000) single-family in a C+ or better market.

Start with your primary, rent out any spare bedrooms "house hack"Use that to practice upgrades, kitchen, bathroom, curb appeal... etcNow you have experience as a landlord and flipper, use that to buy a distressed propertyAdd 40% equity to the property through home makeover, refinance into a low cost mortgageNow you are cashflowing a healthy margin on a second property, use that to build equity over time, cashout later and buy your duplex/quad.If it's going to take you 10 years to save up a down payment for a small apartment building, yeah it makes more sense to start growing your portfolio with cheap SFR flips instead.Every market is different, every borrower is different, every property is different, it would be ill-advised to recommend anything without recognizing the individual's nuanced goals and objectives with their next acquisition.

The hard part with selling is you have such a cheap interest rate.

Anyone looking to invest in cheap real estate here, check me out!

Umbrella is super cheap and will do the job.

I dont have any experience in this market but have looked into it a little bit, I know that you can get the houses pretty cheap there but my concern was with the long term appreciation - I dont believe it is a highly desirable place to live and so there wont be much appreciation -however that is just my opinion and I really didnt look into it much,  I think it would be a cool place to live as I go to Monterrey all the time, but its hard to say. 

Watch this podcast and learn the lesson the cheap way. 

It may just seem like a small amount because the properties there are pretty cheap, but if you back-calculate the property tax rate, it's relatively high (not Texas high, though).