Oh, and do yourself and your mentors a favor, otherwise they will not take you onboard, or they drop you quickly: do not waste your mentors time and stay positive.

Thanks for sending some positive energy my way.

I am looking to buy a multi-family here in Japan with a partner - He is a US citizen who is bringing some valuable connections and resources and I am providing access to financing.What we are thinking of doing is starting a Gōdō gaisha and then I will get a loan for the property based on my salary and residency status and then transfer the property into our company. 

@Scott Krogstad Exactly, put yourself in a position for the best opportunity.

@Anthony DooleyI'm sorry your experience with a self-directed IRA was not positive.  

And having XXX units lined up in the same location for re-positioning is a pretty efficient use of capital. 

Unless you've written a contract to continue to use him, which I wouldn't do in your position.

To join a syndication in an equity position in a lot of cases one has to be an accredited investor.

Should I refinance to lower my payments and eliminate the PMI so I can have some positive cash flow ?

I have been doing a lot of back of the envelope calculations using 1% of the financed amount vice 1% of purchase price and that seems to be the go no-go point for positive cash-flow for a lot of deals these days.From what I've seen, and my investigation is just in it's invancy, rental rates seem to drop off qucikly as you move away from the university (like outside 1 mile).