Without knowing the cost of interest on the line of credits, it is hard to say whether this is a good or bad option.

I used to work for Japanese company and have know many friends who lived in Japan and spoke great Japanese and it seemed like about every 3 months they would have some kind of really mind altering experience culturally that was disturbing, so probably not an easy place to live or invest, even if the opportunity is there.Argentina I think prices/trades their real estate in $, so less currency risk. 

They are often taking up the limited parking spaces, which the other tenants are complaining about, hence why i know they are there most of the time.

Not sure what @Marty Sprong had in mind, maybe lending on someone else’s flips?

With that in mind, a sports-centered college town potentially presents a good opportunity as the school will often have visitors attending games who need places to stay. 

Would like to know if anyone else has been in this situation and how they handled it.

And....does anyone know of a great property manager in Baltimore we can check out?

As far as I know they are weirdly ambivalent about you selling your 1031 exchange to a related party.  

Hi Peter, I totally agree, and know a lot of folks believe in its potential. 

I didn't know you were talking about a water based heating system...that changes things a bit.