I ultimately would like to secure a solid future for my daughter and I, and eventually (soon) leave Corporate America. $20k is what I am wanting to start with and I am in the Atlanta market.

@Kenny BerriosHi Kenny,Different areas experience recession at different times.New York City may be at a different time than California, and Texas may be at another time yet.Some areas are for all intents and purposes "always in a recession" they never recovered from the 1980's when many jobs were sold off overseas to allow middlemen importers to make killing vs keep america working.Some areas are more immune than others due to large segments of their populations income and housing coming from the taxpayers.

There is nothing wrong with making a profit, this is America.4.

The first was a  Bank of America foreclosure and listed on auction.com.

I would like this investment to supplement my current income, and over 10 years build a sizable real estate portfolio that will allow me to leave corporate America and spend 100% of my time focusing on growing my units.

They showed me numbers and graphs, sent me out all the info that proved their point, but yet I am still happier than ever in what some people call the Armpit of America, northwest Indiana.

Let me preface my fun complicated times, I currently live in Japan(ex-pat), and trying to purchase an investment property in Springfield, Missouri.Getting things notarized for America isn't the simplest or cheapest(If I notarized closing documents here it costs $500+).Currently the title company that my mortgage officer is going with is requiring my wife(Japanese) to sign a Marital Interest Waiver, if my understanding is correct giving up her right to the property.Herein lies my question, is this actually required by law, and if it is, does Missouri recognize e-notaries?

I walked away from Corporate America, 2 weeks shy of my 30th birthday!

How is this America?

I detailed the reasons why in a post a long time ago and won't do it again because I don't like to be negative and I don't have since Belize is part of Central America, not the Caribbean so it's probably not where Matt is considering investing.