It can work, but you have to really study the numbers to see what makes sense. 

I’ve taken time to study markets in each state and identified a few promising opportunities.

If you had 20 years of experience, great connections in the US, and knew your market in and out then I would say you could probably leverage at a higher rate and could probably manage that risk because you have substantially decreased all of the other risks.You should really study what happened in the US during the 80's when overleverage on real estate put a lot of people in a bad spot.

It sounds like there are a lot of techniqualities to this I will be studying on. 

Study all strategies, markets, etc, and find what fits your strategies.

Lots to study there. 

However, the problem is that I currently live in Northern Ireland and will go to university either at the University of Edinburg, in Scotland the London School of Economics to study economics and politics.

@Eric Lowe Prior to pulling the trigger on a Cost Seg study, you should evaluate 2 things:1 - How much net additional deprecation tax deductions a Cost Seg study would provide: Best way to get this is by requesting a free feasibility analysis from a Cost Seg provider.

Here's an article with additional FAQs on cost segregation studies that you may find helpful.

Someone could have income from a pension, disability, investments, or even Section 8 without being employed.I'm not taking the time to study your market, but the ad looks pretty good.