Check out the link to the add on trulia below:http://www.trulia.com/rental/3241217254-781-Countr...I have reduced the rate from $1,600/mo to $1,495 over the last few weeks. 

I would love to sit down and a coffee or a beer with you when I get back in the country in a few weeks.

So it's good to see it's not only possible but not overly complicated.China has a $50k/yr limit on moving money out of the country.

Thank you.Perhaps you should look into real estate investing in the country where you are a citizen.

@Brian Person The Loan Officer and Real Estate Agent told me the reason for the POA is that I'm currently working out of the country, so I will need someone to sign the closing papers, which was never mentioned on the foreclosure that will close this week.I didn't accept his underwriter's reason and have challenged him to get creative as you mentioned.

Me being a country boy I like simple. 

I live in another country, Japan, and I don't really have any start capital.

It is going to change a lot from country to country.

Make sure that you're not in violation of any building codes, I'm reasonably certain for example that GFCI's are required within X feet of an interior water tap almost everywhere in the country.

Many older areas of the country still use lead pipes so it is hard to prove who did what wrong, if you only recently purchased a 100 year old home and did not know what material the water line was.