I toured a vacant motel yesterday in Indiana and think this could be a decent opportunity. 

@Aaron Bryson I would love to hear any international RE experiences and knowledge, especially anything related to European and South American markets

I'm 36 years old , I served 2 Combat tours in Iraq under Operation Iraqi Freedom as well as Operation New Dawn, I'm currently medically retired at a rate of 100% with the VA.

Not only are there fewer local investors there, but there are far fewer foreign buyers there than other European countries as well, with the exception of some places like Venice, Capri, Amalfi Coast, Cinque Terre, Lake Como, Chianti etc. which are luxury vacation home markets more than what we would consider rental markets. 

The bigger REIAs often offer classes so you can learn different niches of investing, or go on property tours and learn to spot problem areas.  

but for now, here's a rundown of my last 30 days with this deal.So, I went and toured this property with zero intention of even putting an offer in.

It's been on the market for a long time and toured it twice (with a master carpenter the second time) and decided to put in an offer with some included contingencies.

Someone familiar with your business should be able to tour an apartment they've never been to and say, "I wonder if that is one of Jacob's properties.

You want to wholesell a property you got from a referral in the US to an European investor in Portugal.1)Who takes care of the paperwork?

@Lorraine Patterson SWF is very popular for sort-term rental Cape Coral is very popular for Europeans making a vacation in the summer where normally the season is in the winter month.