I have watched many of his videos & he contradicts himself a lot & is unauthentic.

I've been watching Chad Carson's videos and his approach of accumulating more properties than you need, then start using that income to pay off mortgages and cull the lower performing properties makes sense to me. 

In that situation, I personally would not be investing in direct real estate at all.If I wanted exposure to a foreign real estate market, I would invest passively and hire a manager that has years more experience than I could ever hope to gain, and whose job is to supervise and watch everything and make sure that it goes well.Just my $0.02.And whatever you decide to do: good luck.

I have also read and watched Scott's video on this link https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/biggerpockets-money-podca...

New to RE investing, have watched tons of BP episodes.My goal is to pursue mid-long term buy and hold rental properties, either single or multi-family.

Watch the benefit of hard assets, especially in the future. ya again the cash flow is everything and I dont care if it appreciates or I dont expect the property to appreciate..

It seems you are falling for the alarmist rhetoric you’ve been reading and watching online.

I'm in the process of completing my first BRRRR and though I know the money is sitting there in equity, it's hard to watch the money leave my account!

But… we already had that requirement; houses with four or more bedrooms have needed an approval for extra bedrooms for a few years now.All that to say, I’ve been watching it closely and even I have no clear answers on what’s what.

I’m not an attorney or CPA, so I’m not giving legal or tax advice, but I’ve watched clients navigate 1031 exchanges by leveraging well-connected property managers and specialized lenders who understood the local quirks.