Your desire to travel out of country.You cannot do a 1031 exchange from the US to non-US property. 

To thrive in real estate investing, you must maintain a firm grip on your finances.

Passive income is generally more desired from an investor's point of view because they get a lower tax treatment than active income. 

To thrive in real estate investing, you must maintain a firm grip on your finances.

I have no doubt @Carlo D. will be able to open the bank account he desires but when it comes so submitting loan applications the lender's underwriting team not only has to underwrite the property and review the borrowers PFS and personal information but also has to make sense of the ownership structure and who will be required to guarantee the loan.

That being said, as others noted, if you have the capital and desire to learn, there is very little to do but actually start.  

What are the best practices for listing a property to virtue signal that there will be a buyers agent commission paid by the seller based on buyer agent behavior such as ensuruing that the offer contains an appraisal gap coverage, waives inspection and other elements that are desirable by sellers?

Also, pick a city/location that  is likely to be desirable anyway.

There are firms that operate that way, but we do not.

As the the lines get blurred on who is interpreting the definition of these terms correctly, the desire from the owner to update a property that from the naked eye needs work should be absolutely heard.