I'm sure in markets that differ from mine that people will have very different experiences.I'm in a VERY blue color cash-flowing market.

There are many times the architect/engineer gets busy doing other jobs and forgets your plans at the city or delays picking them up/making corrections 4.

Amy:  I need to correct your statements because they are not based on facts. 

Surprisingly, the new listing now appears correctly in the search results.

Visa and FinancingYou're correct that securing a mortgage might be challenging without legal status or a W2 job.

Taking a loan against your 401k/equity in your home is a good idea, but needs to be utilized correctly.

You are correct in wanting to have your plan in place before buying something.

You can have a formula to pull the individual property tab income to this master tab.I have my ROTH IRA owned properties with a different colored tab and they are in a separate section on my master tab.

If your lease has that clause (and assuming your local laws permit), consider notifying your PM of you intent to escrow your rent payments until the situation has been corrected.

Asking in the correct forum will get a better response.Read the RULES!