and what do you consider a good ROII am and Michigan USA and i was making anything from 12-15% on my rental in dubai they told me i would make guarantee 8% so i wanted to give it a try, but after you factor in everything else from the obvious ones like utilities and maintenance fees to the less obvious like property management, currency exchange and transfer fees you're lucky if you can clear 5%and currently there are overwhelming supply there are massive projects being built that mean rental prices will keep declining

Here is the property backgroundProperty - pair of 8 unit brick buildings (16 units total)  Purchase price $490,00014 two bedroom, 2 one bedroom, one coin-op washer and dryer per buildingNeeded - Roof (and 92 sheets of plywood) as well as properly running ducts from the stove to prevent premature failure of roof again ($40,000)Needed - Landscaping to properly grade around buildings to prevent future water damage and to remove two unsightly mounds of dirt left by previous owner (to come into compliance with the city) ($3700)Bummer - washing machine was working great, and the bearing went out.  

With fiat currency like the USD "money" that you are talking about is cash in the form of USD.

Or when my wife bought a couple pairs of Valentino's in Milan.

An example is a pair of shoes that sells for 50% cheaper in a discount store.HOWEVER, an INVESTMENT bargain in Real Estate is more to do with it's future price because unlike the shoes which is worthless after a while, Real Estate will either keep it's value or increase in value.I'm buying for an INVESTMENT bargain.I try to buy low income, low value, low cash flow to achieve high income, high value and high cash flow.It's worked for me for the last 20 years and every year I have heard that it's a big mistake to think you can predict future appreciation.I guess I have been luck 7 times (I bought 7 multi-family buildings) in a row for the last 20 years.

The currency is in swedish kroner for those interested, but i invite you to please help on the topic of the post.How can i leverage my situation so that i can drive the price down.

The currency can fluctuate greatly affecting the value of a property. 

In my investing group, when studying the differences between "average consumers" and "successful people", we talk about these four "currencies":MoneyTimeKnowledge RelationshipsConsumers view money as the goal.

Like you said, though, I've had roommates for years and only ever had one issue (freshman year in the dorms when I got paired with someone without getting to meet them/ask them those questions/whatever myself)Thanks for the iinput!

The house looks pretty nice....I'd lose the flower pots around the front door; if possible, add a small pair of shutters to the window on the porch and repaint the shutters a burnt-orange that will go well with the brick but still make it pop.