I focused more on Latin America, mostly because this is a region of the world I have not explored yet.

Most Americans carry credit-card debt, car payments, student loans, etc.

Mainly interested in the south side because of its history and as an African American would like to be apart of the rebuilding of the area. 

@Lucas Mills "This theoretically means I could turn that 30k into 60k over the course of a year"  Do you know how much that sounds like the intro to every single episode of American Greed?  

American Title has been our go-to for years and are very investor friendly.

I am a Canadian/American dual citizen. 

Hello Tess, I have to recommend Natali Ketcherside with Century 21 American Realty in Poplar Bluff.

Most Americans are poor and dream of being able to have a lot of cashflow with 0 cash left in the deal.

To get a jump start on my investments would it be smart to save even more for a longer amount of time, for a larger/nicer house (the classic American Dream house) to take advantage of the small down payment?

Luckily my brother wrote the North American operations manual for both the Air Force and Army for Nuclear, Biological and Chemical war fare.