Purchase price: $170,000 Cash invested: $30,000 This is an international short-term rental property on a Greek isle.

If you get your license and join Keller Williams, I would be delighted to be a (long-distance) mentor to you.If real estate interests you (either as an agent, as an investor, or as a skill for future job change), if doesn't hurt to get the training and earn the license. 

We currently own/manage properties across a few states including Hawaii so we aren't new to managing short term/mid term rentals.

You don't have to spend a fortune and buy a house directly on the beach to do well, but your starting price point for a viable option in this market is around $350-$450k for a solid 2-3 bedroom oceanfront condo or around $500k for a 3-4 bedroom house within walking distance of the beach. 

Just want to drop the message here, anyone located in Dubai or distanced managing properties there?

But guess what, rates WILL drop in the next few months/years and most markets will explode after that IMO.If I had 25K I would look into B or B+ (specifically with schools above 5 greatschools rating, and moderate to low crime rate confirmed by heat map and frequenting businesses there) areas within 25 minutes driving distance from my home for a SFH. 

Have you read, "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene?

I was more focusing on 20-30 minute commutable distance with a good school district (for SFHs) and downtown for MFHs. 

I am going to try to manage from a distance on these ones. 

Quote from @Srikanth Kumar: Hi Everyone,I’m relatively new to long-distance investing and am exploring the purchase of multifamily properties in Cleveland.