I wasted a lot of time thinking things would get better soon.

More than anything else, it is poor etiquette to waste the seller's time with offers if you can't conclude the sale. 

I feel that I allowed my clouded dreams of the corporate ladder to waste so much of my time; and I will always teach a different strategy.

We've had many different varying requests from very minimal maint. services, to owners with 100+ properties requesting specific services. 

well then I just wasted  7 minutes of my life typing that reply. 

hats off to you:)I am in a similar situation in the sense that I am a student looking for my first purchase.Although being in South Africa it's quite a bit harder to get a loan and such with "minimal" cash down.

Our force appreciation play will blow out of state cash-flow out of the water by a mile. 100% ROI within 2-3 years is quite easy to achieve with minimal efforts.

I'm not really looking to use these properties personally at this point, but the cash flow numbers with minimal upfront capital aren't as appealing with where the market currently sits.  

The good thing in apartments in Greece, is maintenance is close to 0...that means that your holding costs will be minimal and you can wait for appreciation if we assume that the economy will eventually go better (10 years from now if you ask me)Consult with a tax accountant for your taxes as a foreigner.To rent out its a little tricky since tenant law is quite liberal. 

Texas cities definitely still have turnkeys, but the prices there have shot up so much that the deals have really shrank to minimal.