@Deepak Kumar, I live in Northern California and closed on an 8-plex a week and a half ago and am in contract on a 44 unit in Tucson as we speak, so I can’t speak from experience as of yet but I agree the Tucson market looks good in my opinion.In regards to job growth, Caterpillar is moving it’s headquarters to Tucson (google caterpillar and Tucson) and Geico is building a corporate office there.

I can't speak for Chicago, but the (small) city I work in was trying to pass a law regarding vacant and/or dilapidated buildings.

I would speak to a cross border accountant in your home country.

Without more details, it’s hard to say but I do think that if the lender will speak with your friend, he should get on the phone with them and see if he has any options.

Attend a free class at JaxREIA and speak to local investors there. 

I have been doing some reading and speaking to other current successful investors.

people are seeing that more and more and would make the stop if that's their cup of tea so to speak.

Also, call all the bandit signs you can find and see if any of those investors are interested in your deals.If you have great deals, you won't have to speak with many investors to get them sold.

That is true, but then again depending on how approachable and kind you are to the person when speaking to them it could change their previous assumptions on stereotyping real estate investors.Basically, what’s the worst that could happen?

Prices go up as demand goes up, and I'd say something like 1 in 3 of the vanilla retail owner occupants I speak with say something about how they "want to buy a fixer to live in."