I was able to get it at the ground floor and the area is in massive development.

@Patrick Thomas Dickinson You sound like an incredibly smart guy with a massive income shovel.

For sure hire a good property manager, doing it on your own is massively time consuming

I think every electronic gate still needs a good padlock of some type.The next problem with electronic gates is they require a massive amount of maintenance since there are many delicate sensors, moving parts and bad drivers often destroy the gates and don't report that they crashed into it before it completely opened or closed.I think in your case you should see how business goes without the gate and if you keep all your units rented then you don't need an electronic gate.

In Saudi Arabia & Iran, just to name two, the governments, propped up by oil money, have huge unemployment system benefits aimed at young people (under 35) because of their massive, permanent unemployment levels in a demographic that, if it's not working, is getting into trouble and fomenting revolution.

SA is also a massive metropolitan with affordable investment properties.

Unless this a MASSIVE downsize (like your rental and your new home in 2 years will both be 1/2 the value of your current property this is probably a horrible idea.)If your property in 2 years will be as expensive as your current property this will be a lose lose proposition.

To go with potentially another style loan would mean a massive (in the area im interested) 40k/70k down and its unfeasible in my current state.

They are massively increasing enrollment numbers (and have been for a few years).

Again, massive.