Now I can see some builders having an issue with comps.. but other than that its crazy to take these funds as income and then pay tax and plow it right back in.. 

@Fulati PaerhatiA 1031 exchange is a powerful strategy to defer capital gains taxes and grow your rental portfolio.

So you are able to get the cash flow, tax deductions, etc.

Another wildcard is that the tax office opened in The UAE a year ago.

and that was owner occ.. todays rates are pretty normal actually. what you can do if you want though is find a really good HML and let them place a loan for you making 10 to 12% while your wait for things to change to a situation that you feel you want to move forward be more net return than buying a rental thats for sure. of course no tax bene's but there really is not that much tax benefit on one rental.. so just some alternatives. 

You will want to fully understand the tax reporting burden you will face. 

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Out of my 32 properties, I’ve seen insurance rates drop by up to 40% on renewals, and property tax increases are finally slowing down compared to the crazy jumps we saw over the last five years.

Who covers the tax bill when they don't pay the tax bill or the insurance? 

So the question becomes based on their individual and personal tax situation what is the estimated tax burden they'd save?