But alas we've decided to stay in the US, literally and with our investments, for the time being.

This is literally asked monthly if not weekly. 

Literally dead....Do you think the prices will decline way till elections and then in the spring rock and roll again?

I later heard but never exactly why, that the place was an absolute money pit and the buyer, who was very experienced, regretted buying it big time.It is interesting, but I ALWAYS do at least a bit of research on the prior owners and have found few "hard luck" stories, at least as far as either higher or high priced single fams go, they're by far the same story where the owner makes the financial decision to walk away, mainly due to the insane HELOC's etc they were giving out, like 125% of home's current value back in like 2006, so now they'll owe literally like $750k on a home that IF in great shape would at best fetch $500k, PLUS they trashed or semi-trashed the place, so they'd be really lucky to get $400k as is and often they may be business owners or whatever and have a relationship with a local bank who will then know "the whole story" behind the big hit they take to their credit score and not treat it nearly as harshly as the average Joe, who's practically banned from even entering the bank for years!

To be honest Engelo if I had anyone reach out with this I'd laugh at them, literally.

Blackstone literally just dumped Broadway office and dared the banks to try to do it better, they did try to renegotiate I believe.

I really think you need to take some time to understand your own personal goals before making any moves (literally or figuratively). 

And You are literally paying more than a PM charges by having extended vacancies.).

So unless you are flush with cash, and most banks aren't now, and you match up duration, which as SVB showed us that many don't, it is not really the best play. 

I can tell you that many a seller literally hopes that their buyer's fail as a landlord, as they can collect your down payment, and whatever payments you make before you default, and then they get the house back that they can sell again.