Mainly the panel is in the basement and it would require a ton of work and paying for labor hours + repairs. 

From what I've seen in this area right now, it seems like you'd have a hard time paying market LTR rents and making a good spread. 

What I want is a way to have and trade the stocks and bonds I currently own at a large brokerage in an IRA (as well as ETFs preferably), but held (without paying extra foreign tax) offshore.

I also saw a lot of folks living in Uhauls and vans. 

Or, if you pay 20k over list price on a property that is 50k underpriced, you still got a hell of a deal.

I can’t give condos away and many investors are under water as they either re-financed, took out a reverse mortgage or had non/paying tenants carried over from the COVID moratorium.  

Fannie Mae will allow you to transfer the deed to an LLC if you decide to try to go the conventional route, but the loan would still be in your names and you'll need to pay a title company a second time post-closing to do this  for you. 3) I can't speak for the area so no comment there4) If you're self managing, make sure you find vendors you can trust in the area since you won't be able to easily verify if an HVAC guy, plumber, etc. is trying to rip you off and tell you to buy something you don't actually need. 5) Make sure you have clear alignment of goals and a clear operating agreement that spells out what to do if those goals start to not align in the future since you'll be jointly obligated to these properties. 

Most landlords wait until the tenant stops paying rent before learning how to deal with it, and they are always behind the curve.

Do you really want to pay these people to be the communicative link between you and your rental clientele?  

I know they say you get what you pay for but I am impressed with this STR PM, and I use Steesa and Innago.