Hello guys,My friend has a house in Chicago.

I decided to make it a bedroom for me while I rented out the 4 rooms in the main house.  

I now have $200k in a high yield savings account and $40k in retirement savings.

That's how they stay in business I think, although I think they are losing money if I remember correctly. 

If they can't agree to your rules, you don't want them in your STR.

My concern is finding a manufactured home for 70k in Mesa.

Most foreigners assume you need Mexican residency, a local job, or a FICO score in Mexico to get a loan.That’s not true and thinking that way is stopping many from unlocking powerful opportunities.In Mexico, foreigner-friendly financing exists but it follows a different logic than the U.S. system.

But most of us rarely have all three at once.When I started in College at 18 (Photo), I had time—but no capital and no skill.So I found mentors who had the capital and skill, but not enough time.I offered to cold call multifamily owners for them—and soaked up everything I could.A few years later, you hit that mid-career stage:You’ve built the skill, started building capital—but time becomes limited.Eventually, I see many people graduate to becoming lenders or passive investors—once they have the capital and skill, but no longer want to spend their time in the day-to-day.Your value shifts with each stage.The key is knowing where you are now, and who you should align with to grow.

There are ceiling fans in each room for circulation. 

I am a HUGE fan of Northwest Indiana (East Chicago, Hammond, Gary).