I would go that route if I was looking to invest!

With careful planning and local insights, Richmond can be a solid addition to your investment portfolio.Good luck!

There are actually quite a few Americans investing in real estate in Japan, but more I think that invest only in the US.  

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

They have been the best investments I've ever made, but hoping to have greater cash flow influence with a daily business model.Is there demand for these types of rentals in the investment community?

Soon I'll be purchasing my first ever investment property (Virginia) (MFH) and I honestly feel like I made a mistake.

Then you can read a more in-depth book like The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner or The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing by Spencer Strauss.2.

Read "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene for starters.

Quote from @Laurens Van swol: We are exploring the possibility of purchasing an investment property in Florida.

If your property management company is good and has built an internal maintenance team which has set rates and had strong relationship relationships with licensed contractor which should keep costs in control, you should never need to shop contractors on your own I wouldn't think.So in short, our policy is give us your preferred contractors upfront if you have them, but then we work all tickets to resolution including dispatch, and payment of invoices.This is of course for operational expenses.