It depends on what the terms of your mortgage are.Pros-with no mortgage, you have higher cash flow.Cons-if you plan on buying more properties, you are better off saving the money for a down payment for your next place.The big questions are: can you get higher than 7% return if you invest that money elsewhere? 

I usually advise folks moving to a new area to rent for awhile to get the lay of the land.

So, as you can imagine, I completely disagree with the opinion that investing in the US is better.

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

If the property is good, fire their property management.

The excuse contractors always give is that they need the funds for materials.

We had to renegotiate the selling price.

Curious about the on-the-ground experience.

If you know what you do and why you're doing it, there's no need for the bad and the ugly, which I personally haven't experienced.

We live in Lakeland, TN 20 miles from the Blue Oval site and I recently had a new BO employee rent one of my homes with a potential to sell in the Spring/Summer of next year.