For turnkey knowledge, it is often more promising if the property management team is internal with the turnkey company, versus a 3rd party company, because there is more internalized incentive for them not to suck.This has turned into a good thread.

Also, we don't pay state taxes when working on the ship because we are working in international waters a lot of the time and because the company is based in FL.

SF is really dirt cheap compared to other major international metropolitan cities.

You'll be a little poorer financially but the internal damage from taking the low road can be much more expensive.Good luck to you, hope this isn't too preachy and is useful.

Had it not been for my international work and travel I too would have been skeptical of investing internationally.

As a turn key, that seems unlikely.If I assume a 10 year hold, with 1% conservative price appreciation, you could see an internal rate of return at 10-11%, but low monthly net cash flow is still a concern.Good luck with your search and feel free to let me know if you want to talk about long-distance investing.

As @ANISH TOLIA said, it's definitely an advertisement for turnkeys for sure.There are in fact a ton of international investors buying in the US, and have been over the last few years, but you really do have to make sure you have a solid team on the ground in whatever market you are buying in.

(wait, that may give off a wrong impression...for clarification, it was International Pancake Day when Chris came to visit so we celebrated at iHop...lol).

Within the real estate space, I have interned at Unibail-Rodamco Westfield and Mack Real Estate Group and learned a ton about research, debt, and equity.

I would hope any wholesaler would add contacts to their internal DNC list, but I can only speak to what my team does.