Quote from @Paul Azad: I'm worried the 10yr yield will be >10% within 4-5 years, due to rapidly growing Fiscal Dominance of the federal government, meaning the federal spending is accelerating faster than GDP.

Otherwise you may find out that the government annexed your real estate or someone bribed someone to change the ownership records - good luck if you are not a local

The costs of transacting are too high, the rental yields are ridiculously low, the capital growth is being stymied by the governments recent actions and the affordability issue for locals is causing even more issues for investors.Investing in any property market requires the fundamentals to be in place to make it viable.

You are one year into your real estate investing journey and looking to connect with other professionals to grow your portfolio of income properties and fix and flip projects.Congratulations on deciding to focus on real estate as a valuable asset class to have in your portfolio and benefit from the government giving you tax incentives to provide housing.If you are looking to diversify your portfolio into Michigan, we can be of assistance and a resource. 

STR regulations are generally non-existent and will stay that way as the governments welcome the STRs unlike in many places in North America.

I'd want a lot of clarity regarding ownership rights such as whether or not the government is going to require an Emirati partner or I have the ability to control my own destiny.  

Montgomery is more affordable and stable, especially with government-driven demand.Start by building a reliable local team, property manager, contractor, lender, and deal finder.

I was turned on to assumable mortgages just by the luck of a random conversation.I set out looking for duplex’s for sale that were currently under FHA loans (all government loans are assumable) and finally found a place where the sellers had a sub 3% interest rate and were open to the unconventional sales process.IT TOOK 8 FRICKEN MONTHS!!!

You could try reaching out to the local government for tax lists - i sourced some building owners last week by looking up their parcel ID's and seeing which LLC is paying the taxes, and then reverse searched the LLC. 

Funding is guaranteed through the federal government.