WHY THESE 2 RE FRANCHISE FIRMS? 

Try to get a part-time job or internship with firms that deal with real estate or REITs to get real-world skills.

I'd LOVE to find a really high quality SEO firm w/ a track record of long-term success that is less than $1k/mo... but after 10 years I just haven't found one yet.

If any of you are still looking, the National Creditors Bar Association (NARCA) has a law firm directory search.

Is there any other reason I may want to give such short terms given that I am also the part owner of the firm borrowing?

Some of the larger firms must have low capital cost and annual growth numbers to hit.  

Argentina's economy has been a disaster recently, although it appears it may be recovering now.Regarding diversification, I firmly believe it is not a strategy for building wealth. 

Fannie Mae's guidelines verbatim are as follows:Must be occupied by the borrower for some portion of the yearMust be suitable for year round occupancyBorrower must have exclusive control over the propertyMust not be rental property or a timeshare arrangement (this has the following disclaimer in the guidelines:  If the lender identifies rental income from the property, the loan is eligible for delivery as a second home as long as the income is not used for qualifying purposes, and all other requirements for second homes are met (including the occupancy requirement above).Cannot be subject to any agreements that give a management firm control over the OCCUPANCY of the propertyThis means that as long as you intend to occupy the property some portion of the year, you could absolutely rent it while you are not using it. 

We as a firm have investors working with us who have rental properties all over the US big and small.Finding a real estate-focused tax professional and one who can help with advisory and grow with you would be my suggestion to focus your efforts on finding.

We're purely a bookkeeping firm and provide some fractional CFO services.