,Are there specific skills, attributes and/or red flags I should look for when interviewing a new lender?

As a result, as an American you could buy properties in these countries dirt cheap and profit handsomely as their currencies continue to recover against the USD while real estate prices expressed in their local currency continue to rise as a result of their growing middle class.Still, for an American newbie, I'd agree it's less risky to start by investing in the US, if only for the fact that you generally need the education and the right contacts to successfully invest internationally.

Starting in February and for the next year we are having the Monday night meeting at the German American Society.

This affects most Americans because the common person has their retirement savings in the stock market.On the flip side, the added tax revenue will be allocated to expanding social programs.

Two, it's an asset free & clear of sentimentality.The red flag that stood out to me is "...I love this house..."

It will not only eliminate / drastically reduce the average American's biggest expense (housing), but position you to save exponentially faster. 

Sometimes there are discounts for being a union member (or having a spouse who is), or belonging to certain organizations (American Medical Assoc., AAA, AARP, etc), but you won't just hear about them, you have to ask.

A fewconsiderations:- I am Scottish, mywife is American and we currently live in Italy – investment isfully remote!

This raised red flags to the title company.

@Steve Kim If he's basing a multi-family property's value off of single-family home values, that's a red flag and a guarantee that he's priced too high.