Originally posted by @Joe Villeneuve:Originally posted by @Lee S.

Here are my main reasons; tilt up is significantly stronger than cinder block, far less labor intensive which equates to fewer errors, saves time because it requires less labor and is not subject to weather conditions, and there are many brick manufacturers which make an embedded brick system (natural thin brick) which adheres directly to the panels, thus an additional cost and time saver.

However, real estate overseas is actually very different from the US, with maybe the exception of Canada (which still has significant differences).Among other things, the legal and banking systems are oftentimes very different, as is the local investing culture (or lack thereof).As mentioned by @Joe Splitrock, there is an international forum here but there’s a lot of wrong information there, which I’ve been trying to correct whenever I encounter it.After almost 500 replies to posts related to international investing, many members have contacted me to either compliment me on the quality of my content and to ask me for further help.

If you are asking about fortune 500 companies - that is all public informationRegarding jobs in general you can likely check the BLS(Bureau of Labor Statistics).

@Joe Homs, thank you for the advice.

@Joe Scaparra you're 100% correct, I overlooked the fact that he was already under contract in my earlier post. 

Get up with @Joe Prillaman - He is one of the BP members who has had major success in this market! 

Originally posted by @Joe Villeneuve:Don't (didn't) have a 10 year goal. 

Then you deduct the purchase price, money you spent on rehab (money you spent, you can't include an amount for your labor), costs associated with the purchase, and holding costs like utilities, property taxes and insurance.

@David Perez if you don't know what you are doing like @Joe Villeneuve does if you are a property owner I suggest a lease with an option to buy.