Once you’ve narrowed in on a couple markets, start running properties through a spreadsheet like you would for any deal and make sure that they are at least cash flow positive.

the real money is in talking to groups to see if it can be taken out of the flood plain and if there is other homes that have. we purchased a piece of land for 8k and got it out of the flood plain and it was worth close to 40k. land entitlement is one of the highest money making activities. check with the local zoning office or national firms a lot will take a look for no cost and if you can get sewer and water and developable by raising it out of the flood plain you are good for some $$ we did this in newark ohio with a single family home plot that we ended up building on and had to raise the land up 6'. it's a suburb of columbus ohio

Double your money on your 60% left over. 

We bring all our own food, linens, etc, and typically don’t even have running water at these locations.

I need something that can protect my money from inflation.

The more you can make your screening objective than subjective the easier and more successful everything will be. long story short, I called her previous landlord to check her rental history and I was told that this applicant steal a package that wasn't hers and she denied it  even they had proof of her stealing it on the security camera other than that she paid on time every month

What are your short term goals? 

The more money the owner makes on the rental rate, the more money the property manager makes for their services.

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If you don't have to own your own residence though, why not invest the money in a profitable investment elsewhere and rent in Japan?