Of course your goal is to get to the closing table and there are so many variables in order to do so.  

But it appears they got post-Harvey cold feet and tabled the matter and referred it back to the Mayor's office.

From my comfy armchair, I can see how today’s situation in Kiev - far enough removed from the war areas, and being the economic and cultural center - could be attractive to those who know their way around the local bureaucracy to not have to pay an “overhead” under the table at every turn.I can see how the deeply devalued Ukrainian currency can make the purchase potentially even more attractive.

The first deal we came to the table with cash, $315k, we scraped everything we had to make this one work.

what you bring to the table to make sure it's not a deal for the next investor?

Overly high beds and tables can be unfriendly even if the place is accesible.

Also from the investor's standpoint I think it leaves a lot of opportunity on the table.

I say that the longer I wait, the more money I’m leaving on the table.

Like previously mentioned a joint-venture would be a good idea, you have some money saved up that you could bring to the table and would help you get into a property sooner (although not 100% owner).

I'm trying to be realistic in the properties for which I look, where I would not have enough to bring to the table to partner up on a fourplex in NY, but central NJ for low six figures would be much more palatable.