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That's better than a strike out while swing for the fences. 

It has 2 strikes maybe 3 strikes against it.

Tell them what you are looking to do as far as buying investment properties, and ask them who in their office would be the best agent for you to use.  2 or 3 will never call you back.  1 or 2 will answer the phone and say they (broker themself) can help you, but hopefully you'll strike gold with a broker that has the perfect person.  

Yet if a peace is ever settled in the region i would expect prices to go up, but at the same time, i am not exactly up on my UAE politics and i dont have a grasp on the laws of the land.If you have the cash and could strike a deal with a contractor over there you could stand to make some money.

If the tax foreclosed house I bought was on the strike off/resale list and was 3 months on the strike off list since the sale.

But striking out alone means you make your own decisions yourself not others, including you should do it or not.

Does that mean that the lender has agreed to strike that clause from your loan documents?  

Like you, I studied so much in school, hoping to strike it rich in my chosen profession, only to be disappointed that it was not the way to financial freedom. 

Anything solid within striking distance of reasonable typically has an avalanche of offers.