Even worse than when I was in Cairo and other northern African nation states.. it was almost surreal that we could have that kind of thing in the US

Lots of good stuff here Markus.Feel free to post questions if you need more info on any topic.Side note: I was at a meeting last night where the group had two Brits (both emigrants or emigrant's children), one lady from Belgrade, one guy from Bulgaria, one South African and myself from the US.

Growing up poor and African American, my mind was limited in regards to the heights I could actually reach.

I have nothing on the African, Australian and South American continents.As for owning in all 50 states, the wife and I plan on getting an RV in the next 3-5 years and traveling all over the US.

I've inspected all 15, and 11 had tenants that have lived there 8 years or longer, 4 since the 90's. 1 is vacant ( they turn quick at that price, but I'm going to experiment with raising rent with hud when I close the deal on that one), 1 was disgusting, and 1 guy painted the house like an African jungle.

Win win.After all, "If you want to go quickly go alone, if you want to go far, go together" - African Proverb

Even had a phone call with the dude, the FB profile was of an Indian dude, consistent with being a Mauritius based company, but accent was clearly west African.

I do find it interesting that latino neighborhoods tend to gentrify over african-american neighborhoods (with the exception of Hyde Park). 

I am doing 250 sqft of new floors replacing carpet.I was thinking of going with this African inspired look.It's 1.89 floating vinyl from home depot.My concern is c+ renters expectations and taste.Here is linkhttp://www.homedepot.com/p/TrafficMASTER-Allure-6-in-x-36-in-African-Wood-Dark-Resilient-Vinyl-Plank-Flooring-24-sq-ft-Case-57111-0/202075777?

I have also been devouring BiggerPockets podcasts (I have listened to more than 50 podcasts, read posts, used the buy and hold calculator, and connected with other South Africans on the BP website).I have been focused on trying to identify potential BRRRR properties in B areas that look like they will become A areas as the city continues to grow.