I would love to get more involved and learn about this culture.

What would be financial factors, specific to the Irish real estate market, that I should take into consideration (for example, I found out rental income is heavily taxed in Ireland) ?

Yes my Banker and I have been all over.. when I launched in Detroit I took him a long.. as a lifelong Porlander it was a culture shock to say the least.. we pull into the PM's office south of 8 mile.. parking area is fenced in with razor wire.. 

It's never really had much in the way of culture though.

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Fountain Square now has a brewery, ice cream shop, multiple music venues, art museum, the cultural trail, etc, etc...

Also, most who operate within the section 8 space who are successful understand the community, culture and treat their tenant base with mutual respect.

This is the first mistake with our "must have" culture. 

Corona changes our culture a bit and accelerates people's preference towards online shopping.

The trick is being able to afford to live while investing in those markets and understanding perhaps a different culture than you're used to - different types of tenants/buyers, etc.I research a lot because I'm a researchaholic, and the thing I'd caution you about investing out of state is to really look at the property tax and how often your property can be reassessed and by how much.