I hate to fall victim to the fear of what banks and our currency is doing right now, but we are going to go ahead and finish our long term rental investments first and see how the banks and economy is doing, I feel as vacationers alone is going to dip a bit this year so I am going to hold off until we have a little more income source coming in from rentals first..

I try to use prefabs as much as possible.I really like the square edges paired with shaker cabinets.

Started at a small mom/pop broker which was great for the beginning but I needed a new pair of shoes - borrowing Hamp's analogy!

Other issues to keep in mind are remote, bilingual, legal and financial representation, currency exchange rates, etc.

Maybe pair that with Cash for Keys.

If you ever need a pair of hands willing to help and learn, just let me know!

You could save yourself some money and buy a nice older pair of washers and dryers that might last more than a couple more years.  

Also there is a Facebook group a woman runs where she specifically caters to pairing traveling nurses with properties. 

We gave the owner exactly what she asked for and saved her costs and the embarrassment, along with helping her son find a place that worked perfectly for him.We as investors have a currency, problem solving.

However, what would be lacking in your portfolio is inflation protection primarily, and capital appreciation potential, secondarily.My answer is to pair an investment in notes with an equal investment in real property; but with the real property leveraged 50%.