They haven't retreated enough to create an intrinsic asset and that's because supply has been an issue.You want to invest out of country, and I am assuming blindly?

Usually can be and those have to be re-run $1500--$5000--I pay $375 a run (meaning you may have both supply and returns that must be accommodated elsewhere in the house)Is there electrical in the wall? 

https://www.har.com/content/department/mlsHouston Real Estate Highlights in September, 2024:-Single-family home sales increased 1.7 percent year-over-year;-Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes went from 45 to 51 days;-Total property sales were down 3.3 percent with 8,228 units sold;-Total dollar volume was statistically flat at $3.3 billion;-The single-family median price was up 1.1 percent to $335,000;-The single-family average price edged up by 0.3 percent to $415,435; -Single-family home months of inventory registered a 4.4-months supply, up from 3.4 months last September.

I would honestly focus more on drain lines than just the supply lines.

We are in a new era of higher interest rates, gurus selling information, and low supply in popular markets.

Texas is affordable, but we are seeing supply increase and demand decrease.Sales are down 8% YOY and average time on market is up 35% YOY.Prices the past 3 months have been slashed pretty substantially.Be safe, invest smart.

Heavy duty, old fashioned machines that don't have motherboards or other electronics that tend to burn out.  

Once the rehab is complete, the loan just converts into a regular mortgage, so no need to refinance and no second set of closing costs.As mentioned above, you haven't posted a ton of other details, so there may be a lot of variables, but I did a deal as a buyer in this fashion in the past.

Typically, off-market sales are common in hot markets where demand outweighs supply heavily, meaning that a home can sell easily without ever going to the public for sale.Pros of Buying an Off-Market PropertySearching real estate markets for off-market properties widens the net of investment opportunities.

Some properties also cant be rebuilt so supply is limited while demand increases for a few years.