Yes being in Germany has its own complications (laws,finances) but the big advantage is i know the area and i know how the military thinks on what they want (single and family). 

Sounds complicated, but I see there are people making it work.

If it gets too complicated self managing I will sell and look for another area that will work better for that. 

This could be state dependent, but just illustrates some of the unnecessary complexity in a deal like this.

Complication: the property was acquired through a 1031.

The process is complicated so, it's more than I can post here.

In terms of complications it makes little difference to me wether I buy property in Nebraska (somewhere affordable) or Costa Rica (Also affordable but with greater chance of strong appreciation in a 10 year time frame) as I would need a property manager either way. 

Would I have trouble qualifying or are they just more complicated? 

(You can split it further but it’s much riskier and complicated.  

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