One of the board members was there and is looking to retire, We hit it off and he opened up his 30+ property portfolio to me to choose from.

A lot of the US market - housing, stock, treasuries, etc - is basically a legal money-laundering location for honest or ill-gotten gains in the rest of the world, because the markets are open to foreigners and as close to a guaranteed safe haven as can be found.

Everlance is one that I prefer, but that one you have to remember to open up the app and turn it on before each business trip. 

I live in CA but am open to investing anywhere that makes financial sense.

It makes me wonder why they have to open a user on every forum to publicly clear their name, yet there isn't one real user that can show something they have really done. smells fishy at best.

I'm open to any advice and resources you'd recommend for beginners.

To avoid the risk management/insurance that comes with tenants' wood fire use:I'm thinking to seal the chimney cap on roof and run a cord putting an electric Infrared heater fireplace in there, so they can still open the glass and get heat and watch TV over the mantle, but can't burn anything or have any flame.

Tell the tenant (assuming you smell the skunk weed) they have 30 days to get out of Dodge.BTW, if the don't open the door, use your key and enter because you feel there is a possible fire emergency inside. 

After a few candid conversations, they realized they could negotiate slightly higher rents by offering small improvments..things like better loading dock access or upgrading the security features..turning a so-so cash flow into something much healthier.When you break down your family friend’s situation, it might help to consider these angles:Selling and redeploying capitla could open up opportunities in markets where cash flow is a bit juicier.

There are many horror stories on collecting for damages from OTAs including a current thread on BP where guest left doors and windows open upon exit that resulted in frozen pipes.