The maintenance/cap ex costs will likely be less these the lower rent class c area.Some things for OP to ponder.  

Hey guys im looking at real estate in South America ,for the price of a studio here in the U.S there you can get a 3br +1000sqf house in nice area of town ready to move in, been pondering on getting a personal loan here in the U.S to invest in a house in SA, what banks are best for this type of loan, i would like a low interest and monthly payments.

Yes, one approach is to continue with finding other cash flowing property.Let me suggest some other ideas for you to ponder, especially since you've also mentioned you are looking hard at DST's:What about Opportunity Zone funds? 

Note if rates were still below 3% I would not have this problem.Hopefully I have given you something to ponder.  

I have a point for ponderance in this model. 

I'm not pondering should you or shouldn't ya, I think your more then capable of sorting that out for yourself, I'm just gonna stick to what stands out to me as best "how-to". 

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Thoughts to ponder. 

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I've been pondering the same question lately.For items like HVAC filters, do you remind tenants when it's the time to change it, or just expect that they will do it?