The cost of furnish an average size house could be as low as $5,000, if you are smart and go with high quality used furnishings like John said.

I seem to remember lots of threads on this site during a government shutdown that weren’t receiving rent. 

If you look at the report, this deal has such a low CoC return due to a high amount of expenses. 

I would greatly appreciate your guidance and recommendations on this matter.Best regards, Ignatius.

Growing business with networking is a wonderful opportunity, but with no experience in the RE space in the Triangle, I'd recommend you spend all of your time learning the market with this much runway.

@Colin RawlingsBigger Pockets is a great place for education and networking and is full of great content.I recommend that you check out the following resources:1.

You'll need a portfolio that's $100,000,000 with no leverage.There is less than 10,000 Americans with a net worth that high.

I wonder whether DBA registration is recommended.

For myself, I am a high income W2 earner and I currently have FEIE foreign income tax exclusion but at some point I have to be able to return to the USA fully or at least hedge against that possibility.

Are there any good materials (books, websites, etc.) you might recommend?