Welcome Maxine. best of luck on your journey, if i can help in anyway would love to connect. go to as many networking events and mingle. as well as learn here on this awesome forum. the best way to learn would always be taking action.

I am thinking there will be some decent deals during the expo and there will likely be more events to draw people to Dubai in the future but I will be interested to see what the market does after the expo.

Tahoe isn't ideal right now as the local community is vehemently anti-Airbnb and the permitting system is challenging to navigate.

I'm attending local meetups too when my work schedule permits, but I want to do even more. 

I purchase the land from a local jeweler who I tracked down at his business and asked he was interested in selling.

I second what John said, but if you are severely design impaired like myself, maybe ask around some local hosts / host groups. 

You're local to me.There's a couple ways to go at this ;If you're looking to save some money you can have your plumber install sub-meters after the individual meters.

For example, cheap goods at Walmart let people buy more cheap crap but at the expense, at least partially, of good manufacturing jobs that supported local communities. 

Not likely), vacancy (@ 8% for me), and a possible PM (10% normally).I recommend you reach out to a local seasoned investor and have them run your #s with you, as the #s depend on how you manage it (how hands on you are) and also local pricing.

I would join local business networking groups to get inside deals.