People are tired of being cold and not having as much opportunity so they're leaving the northern, western and northeastern states fairly quickly.

Something I'd be concerned with is seemingly every hurricane in the Western Gulf of Mexico goes through Beaumont.

Working with New Western.

Hey @Sebi Ardelean - I have a GC that I do a lot of work in the city with that also does work in the Western suburbs.

Scott, what states do you lend in, I see it says "National", does this include Western New York area?

I am from Houston originally but have lived in Florida, Arkansas, and California plus spent a lot of time in a few other south western states.  

In some asia place, private space is simply not available, and extreme private space like you described above, is western culture invention.

In the western suburbs of Chicago where I work a lot, I am asked about seller financing all the time.

As mentioned by @Christian Cantarell,  real estate in Mexico is mostly a cash affair so a recession doesn't trigger mortgage defaults and forced sales like in the Western countries, making real estate investing over there much less risky on top of being much cheaper.

I've from Louisiana but have spent virtually every summer of my life in Western NC boating- was a whitewater canoe instructor for many years at a camp in that area.