Especially in FLA or TX were foundation issues are more common than other areas of the country.

Do you have anyone in your network currently living in another part of the country where investing would make more sense?

Hi BP Community,We are selling our property in the country side of Portugal (Constância, 1 hour away from Lisbon), and would love to ask you guys if you know anyone or any investment fund that is looking at acquiring these types of properties overseas.It is a rural tourism property with great history, currently used as a 10 bed boutique hotel.Below some additional details:Location: Quinta de Santa Bárbara 2250-092 Constância, PORTUGALSize: 38,410 m2 (413,441 sq ft) of land, and 3,200 m2 (34,444 sq ft) built areaCondition: working hotel with 8.9 rating in Booking.comNumber of bedrooms: 10 (project to increase capacity to 21 rooms)Restaurant, bar, swimming pool, tennis court, small gym, space for events with 200 people capacityPrice: €1,950,000 ($2,261,970 at today's exchange rate)It is surrounded by famous historical landmarks (such as "Fátima", or "Convento de Cristo"), and it has an historical background. 

That comes first.If your tenant has done any damage, it's already happened and it's likely not as bad as you are imaging.Some areas have eviction services where you can hire someone to handle the entire eviction process for you, from the very first step of filing and serving notices, to the court date, to the eviction day itself.

in the country.

There are hundreds of turnkey providers all over the country so please make sure to buy it from a good vendor.Also with the fact that its your first rental i would recommend investing only in B/B+/A- type of a dealThere was a website that someone on BP had recommended a while back.

You need a writ issued by the court.

This requires immediate action, your lawyer may need to send important legal notices to the Seller and/or file an LP in court. 

I own 3 facilities on opposite ends of the country and use a 3 pronged remote management structure that seems to work really well. 

This is by far the best place to learn and to get objective advice from the professionals in this forum I am working on a book called "how to manage your out of state / out of country rental properties " and I would love to share my experience and knowledge.