Currently I manage global operations teams in media measurement and analytics, which is my current day job and sometimes night and weekend jobs.Real estate interests me as a hobby and as a potential alternative to investing in stocks, bounds, and cash.

Later, he told me his bankruptcy was due to a loan his son took out to start a trucking business, and he was the guarantor.

You have been extremely helpful on other post gathering a ton of info for which I thank you ( thank you Mike).Now it's time to go there and see and visit a few locations and developments, compare and hopefully decide.Now, I haven't been able to find reliable information about taxation on rentals for non residents or alternative channels for the investments.Alm I read is that , as a a non resident individual, rental incomes are taxes at 25% with no possible deduction. 

Anyone have advice, or maybe even a better alternative?

Many are starting to install propane as the alternative.  

I have seen multiple sellers (none of my clients because i dont work with wholesalers) think they are moving in a week and pack up their belongings and rent trucks and even setup their children in new schools only to find a wholesaler couldnt get his greedy 20k fee and now the sellers are screwed.

New truck and luxury car dealerships are popping up all over the valley.  

Buying a truck?  

Birds of a Feather flock together.If you are an urbane sophisticate, having a roommate who drives a wrecker truck and welds for a living might not be as pleasant for you as someone more with your interests in life, and vice versa. 

The sprinkler system, was the most safest $$$ effective alternative.