I recommend you spend some time picking and getting to really know your market.

There may be some nuances to your situation, but, we have definitely assisted others living abroad.Cheers!

However again if your bound and determined to buy the physical assset then you need to buy quality not C class.. you will NOT get consistent cash flow like you are thinking your will. you will have tenants stop paying you will then get NO rent for 2 to 6 months as you evict and then spend thousands rehabbing the house they just trashed..

You can spend $5,000 and get your CDL to start driving trucks at a Dollar a Mile or $20 an Hour.

People who think they are going to spend a few hours per week and make a $1000 is not reality.

Considering the owner is currently distressed (not wanting to spend more to fix it up for listing on the MLS), I may be able to make it work at a reasonable price point.

.- is your mentor unable to provide referrals, insight, assistance?  

Good question to ask when screening a PM is if they are real estate investors themselves.If you want a PM to be proactive or knowledgeable on where/when to add value (asset management assistance), find one that is an investor.

Hey Bigger Pockets community, I'm just starting out in Step 1 (get educated) on what I want to become a successful career in real estate investment.I also currently run an e-commerce business that is currently completely online, but would benefit from having a brick & mortar storefront, and I had an idea that maybe using the investment capital I'm looking to allocate into real estate into a commercial property my business can operate out of until I decide to sell the property in or rent it out to another business.I am obviously very naive when it comes to the complexity of any good real estate deal (especially commercial VS residential), but I'm hoping to spend as much time learning from everyone here who is on their journey as well.My main concern with the idea of buying commercial to operate my business out of it that I might struggle to rent it out afterwards and that there may likely be depreciation in the commercial real estate market over the next 5 years.I understand there is a lot of nuance depending on the local market but I'm guessing commercial is even less of a "safe" bet than finding a solid residential deal to leverage in some way.

However you do have a new government that seems committed to cutting costs, cutting defense spending, and getting us out of wartime efforts.