Be a Kiyosaki, learn from your rich uncles, and don't take investing advice from the poor ones.Watch earnings...I just switched from compass to exp because it’s actually the most profitable publicly traded brokerage in the country, only other profitable publicly traded brokerage is Berkshire Hathaway.

@River Sava and @Elle LoFrisco have a bunch of great realtor connections in markets across the country.

My question is - if I wanted to take a loan out against that property to pay debt I owe in a different country and buy an investment property in a different country:1. would I be taxed on it? 

It's a bit daunting to be embarking on learning real estate in a country like Zimbabwe which suffers from extreme hyper inflation.

Pittsburgh is also arguably one of the best cities for healthcare in the country.

I guess $20 cheesburgers will be the norm in this country between tax hikes, insurance and overall inflation. 

Small enough but experienced enough to have good referrals (the profile pages of QIs here on BP can get you started) means you'll be in good hands since at the largest QIs in the country your experience will be dictated by the sales manager assigned your file and not necessarily a senior consultant.You've had a good experience with yours to date.

However, this is my first real estate project ever, it's totally self-funded and it takes part in a foreign country, so obviously it's daunting and exciting at the same time.

Jamaica, Queens Village, Ozone Park, other parts of Southeast Queens, East New York, Canarsie, East Flatbush, Flatbush, other parts of Eastern Brooklyn.The areas that fall somewhere in between are: Ridgewood, Maspeth, Woodhaven, Glendale, Richmond Hill, Bushwick, Bed-Stuy, and a few others.I'd be curious to know where you're searching for properties as most of these areas highlighted above are well over the $600K range.

I would say because Lawton is more affordable than most metro cities in the country, barrier to entry and the capital risk would be relatively lower.However, if you're only going to be there for 5 months I would be careful as I would recommend getting familiar with the area and getting to know some trustworthy contractors who would be able to keep an eye out for you.Having a team around you is key to success.