I want to one day own properties in Kenya and provide cheaper housing for others that are not able to afford. 

If you're only going to live in the area a short time, be aware that buy and sell will come with RE agent fees which might make it cheaper to rent in the short term.  

I can tell you that it may be cheaper to sell at a loss than becoming an accidental landlord and doing it wrong.  

Just as the turnkeys can be cheaper out-of-state, so can the 4-plexes (much more limited than SFRs, but they exist). 

RecapSell current home - buy new home - 1614.20/month out of our pocket - Rent current home - buy new home - 867.87/month out of our pocket There is obviously things that I have not thought of, and of course nothing is ever set in stone from a renting standpoint, but it just seems to good to be true that I can keep my current home with a lower downpayment on new home and our out of pocket mortgage on the new home is SO MUCH CHEAPER.  

Example: If your rate is 3.5% now, you may be able to take a 3.75% rate without PMI on a conventional and it will be much cheaper than paying the PMI.

$300k is my top range, or multiple cheaper properties. 

There just aren't a ton of MFH on the market for a reasonable price2) Investing out of this market (say, Spokane, where its cheaper) is hard as well because I have to purchase and manage a property that is hours away by car, and this being my first investment, I'm not sure how well it would work to be so far away.So I'm sort of generalizing my concerns, so maybe someone has suggestions on how I can achieve #1 given my sitation.This leads me to this idea.  

Lower market cap rate means it's more expensive, not cheaper.

The 200 bucks is far cheaper than the deposit you'll lose if you don't close on their flawed title.