I did finally receive an email from a student testimonial who possibly now lives out of country and is living the dream retirement.

Plus I wanted the cash to start building rental cabins in eastern tennessee.But looking bad I made a poor decision in selling (I sold about 40) and should have refi'd several of those houses instead.Here would be my criteria if I could have it do over again:If its a nice house in a nice area that will appreciate well and rent well, then keep it and refi. 

My club is one of the biggest in the country and the cost if really cheap ($175/yr) and we have about 20 meetings a month!

If you are looking to invest passively I would suggest looking in the southern/middle part of the country where the price points are much more friendly as well as the landlord laws areas like Memphis, Little Rock, DFW, Houston, SAN or Oklahoma.

Are there typical things in every country or do they all differ too much?

I'm considering specifically a Latin American country after I do my research and fly there several times to visit for extended periods  - I speak and read enough Spanish to get around although I'm not fluent or highly proficient. 

And the SOLs are not consistent across the country, as each state has its own period. 

@Jeff Verreault SF Bay Area Wine Country

Only if you and others pay.Have you ever had a police officer try to extort money from you (assuming in different country)?  

One is in the country, one is in town, etc.