Outside of these issues you're having you should look at what your internal ROI is including the equity you have in the property, not just the cash.

I'm looking at a typical northside 2-flat and interesting in living on the first floor, adding an internal staircase and finishing the basement (it's over 7.5 feet in height). 

So although their equity multiple is the same, the actual desirability of the deals is substantially different. 3: Internal Rate of Return (IRR)To calculate this formula you’ll want to use excel, don’t try to do it on your own, it’s an extremely sophisticated formula that most people wouldn’t know how to calculate.

Having had my license a few years back puts me ahead of the game for knowing the internals of how to setup the actual insurance company. 

Hello, Invested in US for the past 11 years and now looking to learn a bit more about the opportunities in the international real estate. 

Couple that with its international population, and it makes for a unique sub-market.

At this point I've had full occupancy for over 1.5 years, and having to travel internationally quite often for work, I have streamlined it to the point where I rarely ever need to go to my units and can manage half way around the world.

I think I’ll get in the crawl space tomorrow and check if there’s internal cracking and if not, mortar/seal & press on. 

@Ryan Cavasin HBI (Harding Bell International) is the biggest and best in Florida.

@Patrick E Plowman , find a mentor in Twin Cities area willing to employ you as an “intern”, gopher, “slave labor”in return for some knowledge.