On another note we also have under contract a 16 unit building in Lisbon.

One, you might want to consider Seller Financing (in Michigan, we call it a Land Contract) which can allow you to buy property while using the Seller as Banker; not all Sellers are open to this, but it can be beneficial to both the Buyer and Seller.

We can turn them around in just a days notice, we’ve actually had wholesalers come to us day of close because an issue popped up with contract verbiage or $ disclosure etc.  

Since it is explained clearly in the contract terms, (managing expectations there), the PM's initial response to the dispute was to reference that language.We found out about the dispute after the tenant had repeated her dispute 2x -- and the property mgmt asked us what we wanted to do.

Now, getting around the Due on Sale might be as easy as doing a Contract for Deed or a Purchase Option instead of Sub-to.

(Creating a contract to protect the both of us if things go south) Nippon Real Estate does a lot of podcasts and provides value for foreigners wanting to invest in Japan.Properties newer than 2000 are structurally sound to last a level 6 earthquake.

Net Sale - Is the contract price, minus the closing costs and commissions.adjust cost basis - net sale = net gainYour gain is made up of profit and depreciation recapture.

It'll be easier to start with a turn-key property, but if you have a good contracting team, a value add will typically offer better returns. 

So shift your expectations to most of the cash out and you'll be good and you'll actually start buying deals, versus people who wait for the perfect deal, spin their wheels for 6 months terminating contracts/analyzing hundreds of places, and then eventually burn out and give up. 

It 100% depends on your contract.