@Alex Ramirez Excellent point and food for thought!

Just among the crew that I go camping with here's what I've seen happen just in the past 2 years:Canopy on a hybrid trailer came loose and flew off in a storm3 different tire blowoutsfridge door flew open going down the road (latch broke), damaging the fridge, countertop, and food inside. 

No problem, here's food stamps, a housing voucher, unemployment assistance, disability etc.

While it is cheaper than the USA, everything in Ecuador is in dollars from the cost of food to real estate.

I am a 100% disabled veteran ..a  US Army Vietnam Era Veteran, I am  sharing this  info to give you additional info in case u can use this info to give me additional advice or strategy how I can Strategy #1: start out with 3-4 MF in Ohio maybeStrategy #2: Look into specializing   on Commercial MF investing using creative financing & syndication to help me open doors into 40-60 unit MF possibly in NYC or another city after doing the research into the best city that will match my goals of $5k minimum form monthly rentals QUESTIONMy 2 questions:1)  is it really possible for me a 68 senior ME to purchase a large 40-100 unit MF using creative financing & creating a  syndication of investors to get NYC property under contract or another city that will match my goals and giving me a percentage of equity in property without using any of my own money 2) if you were in my shoes with no experience in  large commercial MF rentals investing or creative financing or putting together a syndication of investors 😤 what's steps would you take to make this happen and minimize costly mistakes

In addition, there are some serious headwinds in some markets with saturation of units, the demand for travel slowing as people struggle to pay for things such as housing, healthcare, food, etc.

But you said you're a newbie and I can sense the excitement in your post but there's a lot to consider beyond enthusiasm to accomplish what you want to do.With that said I'm going to give you a ray of hope- A few years ago, I believe after Hurrican Katrina, there was a small town that became a food desert.

Food servers and bar tenders are harder, almost none of them report their substantial tip income on their taxes and it doesn't show up (accurately) on their paystubs.

I see in insurance claims, during the CZU fire, food and hotel stay was claimed.

I had new tenants move in and I believe they are letting friends stay over night and are preparing food for a business.