For example the property being historical or a critical part of a large development plan.

You are like many others who are getting started and unfortunately your generation is screwed because of the amount of spending is older generations have done and put the debt on you which also has led to record inflation.All you can do now is plan for the future and don’t force things but invest wisely when the time is right.

They request interior pictures and a walk thru.The Upper duplex is a single unit with the kitchen & living room on the 3rd floor and the bedrooms on the 4th.  

One place that will soon become a rental market heaven is an area around Johnstown/ New Albany where a huge Intel plant is under construction with plans for thousands of employees, not to mention the contractors there now. 

If you do a furnished LTR you will still have to worry about your furnishings and possibly consumables/linens if you plan on providing that sort of thing. 

My boyfriend and I plan to move to Carbondale, Illinois at the beginning of next year.

I wouldn't start investing in the US if you have no plans on coming back from living in China.

I even identified a viable property to do this already, but may not have my ducks in line yet to execute with a group.If I can get a fund going, I plan to scale it and do more of these projects since I have the blue print to do this over and over, but just need cash.

I'm also a big fan of backup/contingency plans.

My plan would be use the 401k kind of like a hard money loan where I'd acquire the property, rehab it, then refinance long term, pay off the 401k loan and get it rented.