If there is a way I can help in exchange for help in return, I greatly appreciate it!

I think it is rare for a foreigner to get bank financing in Mexico.

Do i guarantee a percentage increase in value... do i exchange it for profit sharing in the business or perhaps just ask for a higher yearly rent to make up for it?

I.e. what are you offering in exchange for somebody's time?

Hopefully in exchange for networking and learning.Got preapproval from one lender, finished application with another.Had 2 agents set me up on automatic email alerts for plexes, foreclosures, etc.Listened to podcast 29 and others and got inspired to check out peer to peer lending.Placed CL ads for my websiteReceived a book on inspecting homes and cruised halfway through the book.Followed the local newspaper on the growth of the F/M areaSaw one duplex with Realtor, haven't put in offer...Dang... that felt good.

California is one of the states with "exchanges" and huge numbers of illegal immigrants, etc. that will affect the market so, best to wait and see how.

It would be great if there was a Bigger Pockets Summit or conference that would give everyone a great excuse to come together and exchange ideas in person.

BUT the appreciation in the area allowed me to sell (to a rehabber) at a good profit and do an exchange into a much larger (and way more profitable) property in Ohio.4) I started 12 years ago- don't know if that qualifies as longterm?

That would leave me $74,000 to do a 1030 exchange with on a larger property.

In exchange they get to show off their passion and explain why they do the things they do.