Hi guys,My Mexican wife and I (Australian) live and work in China as international teachers.

The students were international in my case and it was difficult getting a guarantor. 

Strategic Location**: Situated along the Mobile Bay, Mobile serves as a vital port city, connecting the region to international trade routes.

In the next 3-5 years I plan to convert to BTR, get them insured both on internal systems and rent, and then spend maybe 2 hours/month to manage my PMs.

Now again to be fully transparent I have not funded anything for him in a few years as he has been able to handle his financial needs internally.

In my experience, relying solely on pictures can be outright misleading, they do not provide insights into the internal structures or the condition of the roof, plumbing, and wiring to say the least.

We've a track record to share and a story to tell as we market our "new" resort to a large & generally untapped upscale customer base throughout Texas as well as both nationwide and internationally.

You need to get in front of where things are going in your view; your view may be wrong, so take that into account too.My view on REI and a little in macro-- primo lands will be more primo, investor pools will run to chase dollars which in turn makes non-investment grade areas a better return on equity, managing and owning debt may be a better return than equity, international equity exposure may be superior to domestic, liquidity and cash reserves will remain highly valuable and the notion of all cash needs to be invested will no longer be pushed as hard.

Having a property management team with internal maintenance techs on-staff, preferred contractors/vendors(vetted with long-term 10+ yr relationships), and processors in place- is where you'll find peace of mind. 

If you were going to share that outside of this group I would be more specific on what the rougher areas were...for example East Oakland off Bancroft or International.