Investing in the US will smooth out some currency volatility if you are in it long enough. 

What I don't understand is how you transition out of constantly feeding the snowball with your own savings it just dies.

Find a realtor that knows the transitioning areas, there are a lot of "not-so-nice" areas in South Bend that would not work for short term rentals, but there are also plenty of great neighborhoods.

I agree they had communication issues during a transition period that we dealt with, but things have improved from last year. 

The setup for a bullish Spring real estate season is palpable.Let’s get into it.Project Update: North Nashville Duplex Construction has begun on a cozy duplex I picked up in North Nashville a couple months ago, a lovely little transitioning neighborhood just an 8-min Uber to downtown (yes “cozy” is real estate parlance for small, but it will be cozy!).

Once you become the homeowner, we transition into a property management role and handle the day-to-day operations of the rental.

It’s all part of creating a smooth, professional landlord-tenant relationship.

If you are still with CR of Maryland they will transition you to their management system. 

Some FSBO transactions were smooth but others were challenging.

When developing, I'd first talk with the city building/zoning about what they want to see more of and where, and try a simple project that should be smooth sailing on plan approvals, saving you time and money.