@Carlos Medina with forex a highly skilled trader can definitely match from 60K.

I wonder if there is a way to translate my Japanese credit history over to the US somehow.My dad has a good US credit history and I'm going to look into having him cosign a loan as a fallback option, but if possible I'd like to avoid asking loved ones to take on risk on my behalf.I could open up a bank account and take the time to build credit, but that sounds like a very expensive option.

. :)As mentioned, I'm far more stock market trader than a real estate investor.

Yes, you need to learn some technical basics, but I know many successful people whose strongest skills are either applying logical reasoning to system design or translating between super tech types and more outgoing trader types.

Thanks for the clarification, I'm a stock trader so I versed in a lot of different investment vehicles but to hard assets like real estate I'm a newcomer.

One is working doubles at Trader Joe's $22/hr & still doing courses on-line.

Hence how day traders make $. 

I wish i could remove it and plant a Japanese Maple tree but i'm in no position to do this. 

Fresh mulch, pavers for the walk way, a japanese maple tree. clean cut lawn. some night lighting for the walkway 

My career as a professional trader means I will only have free time outside the hours of 8:00-4:30 so the idea is that while I would get things rolling, the real estate would be left to my fiancee once she obtains her license here in New York City.