Thanks to its proximity to Mexico, San Antonio,s economy has benefited the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Like many Americans I have debt (credit cards, car, home etc.), so one of my immediate goals is to pay them down.

It was disgusting to see the amount of hate based on the presumption that I was trying to sell out the neighborhood just based on my polish/american name - they have no clue that the "investor group" I represent are their neighbors.

Here are some banks we've worked with and thought were really good as well as the lender we're working with:- Bank 21, Tyler Knott- Fidelity Bank, Steve Umphrey- Cornerstone Bank, Michelle Guthrie- Great American Bank, Ben Compton- Alterra Bank, Beth Decuir- TriCentury Bank, Travis Hicks- Argentine Federal, Debbie Cornelius

If you are planning to do buy and hold for cash flow purposes in Detroit, than probably a local property management firm is a must.We are dealing with a lot of American investors based overseas and this is usually the way we work with them.

I'm a typical American middle-class dude working a full time job with some consumer debt, student loans, three little kids and a wife that works--it's tough to put money away. 

The investor:  Lone Star Funds is an American private equity firm that invests in distressed assets in the U.S., Canada and internationally.

I think that you will find that there is no one good resource to learn about money management, and that lots of smart people here on BiggerPockets and around the web will disagree intelligently on the best ways to manage your money.I think that a good list of books to begin reading if you are interested on taking control of your money, learning to invest, and having money work for you, instead of having to work for money, are these:1) Richest Man in Babylon (Great for learning basic finance principles - probably the first book you should read)2) Rich Dad Poor Dad (Great for understanding how wealthy people think about money)3) The Four Hour Work Week (Great for understanding the concept of lifestyle design and that Effort does NOT always correspond to productivity)4) The Millionaire Next Door (Great for understanding about what REAL Rich people do with their lives and money)5) The Wealth Barber (A Great step by step look at a reasonable approach for a typical american looking to manage their wholistic financial position)6) The Compound Effect (A Great Book that Discusses the Gradual, then accelerative, then explosive nature of finance, and many other life objectives)Oh, and since you are learning about money - get these books from the library for FREE! 

That's what American Homes 4 Rent does.

I hope to meet some good tenants make friends heal and restore homes and bring up other Americans home values and maybe streets and neighborhoods nice again.