It is not a fair comparison when comparing a small landlord with a few houses to a day trader with years of experience.

Open up two accounts with an online trader such as TDAmeritrade.

I sold a 2.2 spec there 2 years ago for cash a wall st. trader who was burnt out .   

We also liked Wagamama, a Japanese place, just down the street.

There is a reason why 86% of new stock traders blow up their account in the first 3 months. 

The basic house-buying process to give me a foundation for what I ultimately wanted to do.Also, don't move your handy man in to the property and trade rent for services, what a nightmare!

Gonna separate the words acre trader in case someone is searching for it here.

@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.