You are controlling significant assets with little money and using the revenue they generate to pay for them. 

The digging out has priced out much lower than we thought initially, so we’re using the additional money for an overhead sewer (the only flooding we’ve had in the 13 years we’ve lived here has been sewer back up).

So all of the gain and depreciation recapture are initially still tax deferred.However, like Joe said, the down side is later when sold  you lose the 1031 option. the client will pay tax on all gain and depreciation recaptured from before the 1031 also. 

Our initial goal has been to buy a property every time the Army relocates me (roughly every two years) and rent it out afterward.

By purchasing properties in high-demand urban areas such as Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, or near military installations, American investors can generate reliable monthly rental income.

I'll make sure to spend the initial deals learning and asking questions to gain practical insights.

I don't want to generate the immediate barrier you discussed.  

The integrations we setup for you plus the drip campaigns of texts, emails, ringless voicemails, and direct mail pieces to automatically follow up with sellers may make it a good fit for you Are you just cold calling currently to generate seller leads?

They will be your BOG (boots on the ground) to be able to view the property.I will say that I did buy my current primary residence abroad and it wasn't fairly complicated, I would just do some things differently than I had initially anticipated if that makes sense.

This creates an initial negative equity position that consumes the initial cash flow, sometimes for many years.