New Investor - Long Distance Real Estate Investing?

[Sara Bollinger]

Hi All!

I have made it a goal for myself to buy my first investment property in March 2020, however I currently work overseas in Kuwait. I'm 24 and have about 40k saved up (planning to have more by March) and I'm wondering how realistic it is to execute something like this while overseas?

Also, if anyone has any advice on how to find "smart" areas to buy properties in other than my surrounding area where I grew up, that would be much appreciated! I love to read and listen to podcasts, so any suggestions there would be fantastic as well.

Truly new to investing in real estate all together and I'm not exactly sure what goes into it, so I'm very excited to be joining BiggerPockets and becoming an active member.

Best,

Sara B