I'll try to get in touch with everyone individually (though I'm not used to how the forums work yet).I'm also not sure how to make the at replies work, so that's a bit of a bummer.Anyway, as for location I'm in Kumamoto and investing mostly locally.

I did find this deal driving driving for dollars, the realtor of the property was adding his sign in the front yard, I approached to make and offer. we close in 3 weeks.

If you enter a neighborhood and you immediately lock all doors from the inside, and check to make sure your gun is loaded, you are in class D no doubt.On the other hand, most class A+ neighborhoods as you drive through you cannot see the houses from the street. 

Do you have money set aside?

@Ketch Bays I started with the exact same amount of money.

What may seem like a benefit (NO MONEY DOWN) is actually a curse!!  

Quote from @Michael Overall: Good day, If an investor has 10 rentals and wanted to over time sell them and put the money tax free from a 1031 toward a large purchase is there a process to do that? 

Sub2 needs to be viewed like Hard Money.

private money lender How did you add value to the deal?

Whether it still makes sense will depend on how much you can defer vs. the basis.