Use granite/stone. 

Wow Stone, now that's a warm Texas welcome if I've ever heard one!

Does this let the buyer out of the contract even though they passed the original set in stone,  closing date?

Can you explain the tax treaty?

(Stone the flamin' crows)!

The nightlife is full of art galleries, late night cupcakeries and restaurants, and the live-work lofts in those grand early 20c. stone highrises are absolutely stunningly beautiful places to live now.Anyway, I'm starting small where I'm at with the resources I can muster with the people I can connect with now.

@Cody Stone has some great points. 

My ultimate goal is to create passive income as a buy and hold investor.As of this very moment, my goals are not set in stone. - I do not have a target date (I’m currently here on a 5 year working visa which should be extended in future, and I am hoping getting into RE will help me when applying for a green card or if I will need to get the green card before I can get into RE), - and I am yet to select a location to begin building my portfolio (SoCal is priced quite high and I’m not sure it is a wise decision for buying my first property.

Sounds like you could be buying a load of trash talk to be a birddog.My comments are based on your presentation of the methods or strategies to be employed, if they are correct my comments are cast in stone, if I'm under some misconception, please explain and we can address any issues.Good luck!

That includes my tax dollar.The day that a person's future is set in stone by their past is the day that everyone can be declared looney.How many stop signs and red lights have you ran in your life?