I have some cash on hand which is not enough to buy a nice city condo in the US, but may be enough to buy a nice one or two bedroom condo internationally - somewhere like Spain (barcelona or southern beach area), downtown Budapest, or parts of Portugal.

The deed that is received from a tax sale in Texas is called a Sheriff's DeedThe problem with Quit Claim deeds in Texas is title companies are no longer wanting to issue title insurance on them in Texas on transactions  other than internal transfers(such as a wife qc to a husband as part of a divorce)  So, for the most part a QC is worthless in Texas

@Curtis Barnett,Want to expand a bit on something Wayne mentioned.HOA liens do NOT supersede lender or mechanic's liens except in some places where the local legislation has granted the HOA a position similar to a tax lien.

My school isn't offering organizational but they do have finance, human resource, international, management, and marketing.

Since I speak Spanish and had been to CR several times there wasn't any real fear or concern with that.Note: an issue that will keep many US investors in a post 08' world out of international deals will be the difficulty in securing financing.

I graduated from Clemson University in 2011 with a bachelors in international business (with a focus in German), paying my way through school thanks to the help of real estate.

With your spare time you could intern for a property management firm, soak up some knowledge and experience.

If the information showed up on her bureau, fraud report, or other internal audits.  

The second home in the same area (haven't swung by it yet) is within a half mile of this one, same situation, walking distance to town etc) Also $165000, rents $750 and $800, we didn't get into great detail on the second property other than rents, location and again just internal cosmetic work, long term tenants also).  

With stocks, companies reinvest their earnings internally and grow themselves.