@Nate P.Your profile hints that you are living abroad.If you are a US citizen - you want to make sure that the CPA you work with understands the foreign earned income exclusion(FEIE).If you purchase a property and are expecting valuable feedback on how that property will impact your tax return, you will need to provide a rough profit and loss projection(rental income and expenses) along with purchase price to have a conversation with your accountant so that they can provide you good feedback. 

The first step would be creating a Foreign US LLC for yourself to operate under.

That supposedly was to prevent a foreign invasion.

I bet if the city came up with something like other cities do or foreign countries..

There is a foreign, awkward excitement that is hard to put into words.

Some states are easier than others; however, it is important to understand the process and laws of owning properties in another foreign state.

New Hampshire has a relatively unique business profits tax system that is foreign to most of the country. 

If you have "high-end" units where you feel a disposal is a MUST for your prospective tenants then perhaps it is worth it.One way to keep the costs down is to inform the tenant that if they jamb the disposal or if a foreign object is found at time of service then they will eat the cost.

I work in tech so I'm naturally gravitating towards areas that have a lot of tech workers (lots of foreign workers renting).Any ideas? 

But there are drawbacks as well, like having to comprehend foreign markets and manage a property remotely.Local relationships: Make trustworthy local relationships, such as property managers, real estate brokers, and contractors, if you decide to invest outside of your state.