As such, when troubles come, they cannot endure the storm.

Despite the struggles Rockford has endured, with a population of 148,278 it is still the third largest city in Illinois and isn’t going away anytime soon.

TERRIBLE experience with them, but the deal was really solid so at the end of the day, I knew it was worth just biting the bullet and enduring the pain.

The ability to think out of the box, creativity, endurance, perseverance, adaptability, personable, a workhorse and so much more!  

Investing in real estate is complex enough from afar, but add in currency moves, political corruption, economies tied to vary narrow industries (export oriented / commodity based), language, unique laws, regulations, taxes, etc, why endure that headache.I've written about this before and won't go into a ton of details but I traveled to many LatAm countries working for Dell and like you, saw opportunities.  

I can't imagine enduring the death of a spouse and I am very sorry for your loss there.

They may provide a better way to grow from a beginner with little money to having enduring success.Ben, I am on a crusade to encourage opening up the mind to the limitless possibilities.Since the 1970s, there is a real estate market correction every 10 years.

We do enjoy the 4 seasons and by enjoy I can safely say "endure" them in a lot of cases!

If you are really savvy and can endure the pain read the intelligent investor by Ben Graham. 

I'd rather endure a loss on the front end taking extra time finding a good tenant than dealing with a loss and headaches on the backend getting rid of a bad tenant.If you decide to go forward, consider doing a six month or month to month lease so you can get rid of them if things get weird.