Apparently 55 more skimmers are now en route after the word on this got out.

Your money is best spent in bathrooms and kitchens and in creating an en suite Master if you can, but again, this may not be worth it.

I know and understand that buyers want an en-suite.

Thanks again for all you have done to make this resource possible and thank you to all the engaged members on this site who make BiggerPockets what it is.Anyways, onto myself - I am a young, motivated, and diligent individual currently en route to becoming a licensed architect as well as an aspiring real estate investor/broker. 

Of course I want to pass my RE Test and get my license...Eventually en up as a full time REI...This is as much as I have for my business plan "please don't laugh" this may be brad and yet not fine tuned but its a start for me and a great dream of mine.

The reason it might be releveant is that if the HOA is unhealthy or is en route, that $200/month cash-flow could go the other way pretty quickly.

Welcome @Deep PatelKem Cho?

As such, I do not believe that people of affluence will start inhabiting these "legacy communities" en masse just because of some new "urban paradigm".  

Foreigners are allowed to own real estate in certain areas in Bahrain as stated in the link below from the Bahrain Ministry of Industry.http://www.moic.gov.bh/En/MoIC%20Centers/BahrainIn...Having been here for a year, I would be hesitant to invest in real estate. 

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/looking-to-buy-home-values-are-dropping-in-these-markets/ar-BBm5wE6