I'm thinking an English basement, hopefully with the possibility of conversion in the future.Thanks!

English translation.

Real estate is a dynamic and constantly evolving industry that I am deeply passionate about, and I believe that I have the skills and dedication needed to excel in this field.What sets me apart from other candidates is my willingness to learn and grow on the job and I am speaking German and French fluently in addition to English. 

Also in those towns it will definitely be harder to get real estate agents and contractors that speak English.That being said don't let it discourage you, you might be able to form a very good team there and there is a lot of opportunities where you can get very good returns in other areas, inclusively greater Lisbon, greater Porto and Algarve where it will be much easier to find English speaking professionals, plus interest rates are really low, to give you an idea I've recently done a mortgage for primary residence, 85% LTV, at 1.2% flat interest rate for 30 years.At the end it will depend on your profile as an investor and what you are looking for in terms of being turnkey or how much renovation/construction work you are willing to undertake and how management intensive you want it to be.Hope this answers your question, feel free to ask any other questions, as always, I will try to answer as best as I can!

I went back to school to learn English and get an MBA in Corporate Finance (2000).

LA is a bit different in terms of the legal system (Napoleonic Law vs English Common Law).

This should also be spelled out in plain english in your contract with the seller having the title company named and a hold harmless to that title company should something go sideways. 

Anywhere to give specifics, or explain in plain English what some of this means?

Quote from @Jacob English: Quote from @Ashley Undercuffler: It sounds like this really worked out for you!

Mostly because only a very few people were doing it, the people who were had the cash to close; if we wanted to “flip the contract” almost every title company would do a double closing, and some very motivated lenders were willing to finance the end buyer’s total purchase price.Now, I receive 5-10 texts weekly wanting to buy my properties; God knows how many phone calls (unanswered), spam (junk filtered) emails galore, and if I happen to inadvertently answer the phone call I get a person who can barely communicate in English reading in monotone from a prepared generic script where it’s totally obvious that I would be wasting my time with someone who is mass marketing looking for a seller who knows nothing about the value of their property.One individual called me a few times(years ago), had researched what I owned, how much I owed, and the likelihood I would be amiable to an offer.