On our first house we have a standard key and have an extra key onsite in a lockbox in case for any maintenance and lockouts.

Unless it is a new build, and it comes with purchase warranties are an extra cost and may or may not even be executed when needed depending on the circumstances. 

Dubai is a very transitory place where expats move in and out of, and this means lots of motivated sellers.

Part of the motivation for congress writing Dodd Frank was to clamp down on the investors offering preditory terms re  rent to own and seller financing and that view has carried into craigslist rent to own adds and you say zillow. 

Are there any creative ways you’d recommend for me to identify and approach motivated sellers or uncover foreclosures?

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.- extra storage space so tenants don't feel the need to squeeze their entire lives into one room (extra garage space, attic, detached shed)- room for 2 full refrigerators!

I agree with Nathan (don't forget to price running extra water, sewer and electrical lines).  

A few other things I'm considering;- I don't need the extra cash flow to live and am just approaching it to remove the high mortgage interest, but also hedge risk that the current stocks might tank in a few years.- Could take all current cash flow and a few thousand a year to pay off the property in 5-10 years.- Hold for a bit and 1031 into something else but am fairly confident there is not much appreciation to come on this property.

These people have been labeled as "motivated sellers."