The rental property could though if you structure it correctly. 

Travis, you’re absolutely correct, and I truly appreciate your insight.

Asking in the correct forum will get a better response.Read the RULES!

Mike Lambert above is correct about house values in Japan.

And that’s just one property you are inquiring about 10 rentals, 10 exchanges, minimum 10 DSTs (unless you can sell a few properties at the same time).I’m not sure DSTs would be the correct route.

@Treza Edwards "I am reading the Rental Property Investing book and implementing the method that focuses on cash flow and that strategy states you need to have $300 cash flow per month, per property.

I stand corrected.

A more realistic expectation is 24 hours which will ensure we can arrange any repairs or corrections with a team, handle it in person, etc. be curious how this plays out as I worked for local developer for a while and developed several properties in Alexandria (Specifically old town) and while the city is challenging like any city - they were mostly realistic.

Happy to answer any questions about the situation.Please be safe and stay away from him, or any companies he is involved with.I want to make a correction to the original post.

The only correct advice is, "Go talk to a professional."