I have barely been out of the American Midwest and it kills me. 

We were thinking fourplex, single family home and rent out the basement or having an adult family home?

Don't ever fall for these:ANYTHING from Africa, Western Union/Money Gram, no phone # picture business address or license business names, phony IDs (one is on BP, but he is a TOTAL SCAMMER (aren't you William Frederick Jr), american names but can't speak a lick of english or have heavy accents usually from Asia, tell you no money upfront excpet for certain amount until you pay and then there is more upfront costs they didn't know about, and it goes on and on.I'd say to protect your personal and private information (like your SSN and bank accounts), the loaner is taking all the risks up front.

-First American, Chicago Title, etc) screwed up on searches...

Okay this is remedial question... for you, many deal, pro investors, but one I'm tossing and turning over (even though the adult part of me says "is this not of a simple duh-uhh moment?)

It is available through iralending.com and written by North American Savings Bank.

I have done a handful of live-in flips in my adult life, but until the last year or two I wasn't treating real estate as a business. 

Unlike Ecuador, Uruguay does not suffer from any types of natural disasters, it is one of the only South American countries that does not have any. 

Plus, thinking through Demand, we're beginning to see a lot of retailers (like the Colorado based Sports Authority) default - PacSun, American Apparel, Aeropostale... what this says about the larger economy, I don't know. 

It is IMPERATIVE that as landlords we TEACH them how to be responsible adults.