Lack of capital due to an international move is a huge obstacle.

We won't be paying a commission for the internal transaction.  

I will also be an intern at a local real estate brokerage in February to prepare myself for my future career as a real estate agent.

California voters passed a proposition requiring legislators to forfeit permanently a day's pay for every day they are late with the budget.

@Nick Loukas One piece of advice I give everyone starting out... learn how to calculate your IRR or internal rate of return on investment. 

I dare you to find me something purchased in Fremont 20 years ago that does not cashflow strongly.Our state legislators who make the state budget live there, so wouldn't you know it things like infrastructure and schools are generally pretty well maintained and run.

We pull sold comps on the MLS and use the same bracketing {we haven't used that term, but I love it and will be stealing it to use internally :)} technique. 

Cap rate isnt even a measure of return, so no go on that.IRR, Internal Rate of Return is your best bet....but it is by no means a perfect metric.

Internal rate of return is the discount rate at which the project NPV equals zero.

She deals with international clients quite often and is familiar with the laws around it.