Just like lottery winners that file bankruptcy a few years after winning, having a big chunk of capital as a new real estate investor comes with its own set of problems. 

(Then again we have a lottery so clearly folks don't handle math well) :)

@Matt Jennissen probably not the most efficient or most successful but definitely the fastest, go buy some lottery tickets.

@Cole JamesYou're not going to be able to wholesale deals from the MLS unless you win a lottery ticket.

Only reason I did it was that its an OOS so its a bit harder having a "call list" for repair companies etc.The price is high.... you still pay some $$ each repair..... they hire the worst companies to do the repairs and they band aid it as long as absolutely possible.......Yes, every now and then you may "win the lottery" and get a big ticket item fully replaced, so you save a ton of $$ but its rare......

The real money is in scratch-off lottery tickets.

You might hit the lottery.

I do invest here, but absent some unbelievable, lottery-winning-like opportunity, I don't think I'll take on any new deals in Japan. 

Dallas just had that housing lottery right?

If the contractor doesn't perform, and flies cross country with the 28% deposit, the chances of seeing that again are as good as winning the lottery.