Yeah people have little idea what a pain in the *** it is to locate and buy property in other countries.

Good luck, I found the process of canceling with them somewhat painful.

Pain points that I'm not yet aware of in this space, that I can potentially approach differently/with a new perspective.

What I do worry about are the growing pains as we transition from a full-blown capitalist society to whatever is next.Because before goods and services will be so abundant that they are free, they will first have to get gradually cheaper and that forces businesses to compete through more  automation and less human labor in an accelerating cycle.

Trust me it was a huge pain but it was the perfect house for my clients so I jumped thru so hoops for them. 

Dave is correct -- If your appreciation is incorrect, you will be in deeper doo doo.You can write off losses to lessen the pain.

Long-term, everything will likely be fine, just a painful pill to swallow after only owning for 1 year and believing I had more time on this particular HVAC

I'm only trying to fix the situation I'm in now.That's a painful experience.

As a lender, every FSBO I've done has been quite painful.

It is a 100% pain to get a loan self employed3) Would not be an issues.