However, I happen to own 2 houses already on that street of older small 2/1s including the one next door that I purchased last summer in updated condition with a good long term tenant in place for $25k!!! 

Now many will try and BRRR or rehab properties which you can force appreciation, again not another bad strategy and can lead to better returns but its more active and takes more $ to do.

Most duplex properties are not in HOAs and usually in a renters street; lawns don't necessarily look great.  

I am pretty active in the STR space in northen Utah.

For family life, there are great communities with good schools and a lot of kid-friendly activities.

While sophistication of your equity partners (private money lenders) will vary between residential and commercial, the principle of raising private capital is the same.You need to develop your own system which allows a constant stream of PML even when you don't need the funds and/or don't have an active deal under contract.For example; I raise private capital by offering free educational workshops for people with self-directed IRAs.

., adding a new street address with USPS, etc.).

I may not have explained myself clearly, so I apologize if there was any confusion.You are absolutely right that to carry out tangible commercial activities in Spain, such as real estate projects, it is necessary to establish an SL (Sociedad Limitada).

I see a lot of new construction in Richmond and Berea as I travel from Lex nearly every day im excited to see how the mega site in Mt Vernon and Richmond grow these areas What surrounding areas of Lexington are you seeing more activity?

They already "made it" via what there doing for active income.