I have been a shorter term consultant in international development, traveling internationally with every assignment and doing between 4-6 a year; but during the purchase of the duplex was in transition to a full-time overseas based W-2 job with an intention of using the 200% jump in my income (including the tax savings from being out of the country) to invest in cash flow. 

Hi Josh,Darn, I wish I received this in December as I was in your country just a few weeks ago. 

I dont personally use Airbnb unless its an area where there are not hotels.. so only been in one or two and both were not very good.. but i dont really know how to leave a reveiw anyway so i did not hurt them.but i am thinking about jumping into the owning side of this.. with some cool infil properties  around the country we own.. thinking of keep ing them for  few years before we flip them.. so I like to see how folks handle this.question:  can you hire people to handle this stuff i cant see me personally doing this. as I would not know how to even get on bnb and post anything. 

The seller is motivated, needs the cash and needs to move out of the country by March.

Finally, you should check with a Tax Consultant on the additional income you earned outside the country and how that impacts your taxes.  

I took an economic approach rather than psych.Debt Acceleration which is taught as part of basic financial education in some countries around the world - most notably, Australia and New Zealand - is for folks who have a surplus at the end of the month and who can use either their checking account or some other repository to allow that surplus to build up and, once a year or so, apply that accumulated surplus to, for example, the mortgage on their primary residence resulting in an earlier payoff and less interest over the life of the loan.Debt "Snowball" is for folks who have very little surplus at the end of the month.

http://friscotexas.gov/442/Single-Family-Rental-RegistrationLooks like Frisco is starting down the path that Richardson, Garland and others have traveled.Of course they start with voluntary registration to get you in, then next year they will add inspections, then the following year a modest fee and then the next year a fee increase.This was exactly how Richardson did it.And with Frisco being one of the most indebted cities in the country per capita (municipal debt not private) then not putting on fees may be too tempting a revenue stream to pass up.

Habitat for Humanity Restore locations across the country take these type of donations ... it is a great cause to donate to and get a charitable tax deduction.

The podcast did start with just talking about "Vancouver Proper" but it does expand into other areas and you can learn about investing in our country. 

This is how you build rapport and that is how you close deals.Is your VA located in the US or a predominately English speaking country?