A lot goes into the consideration - amenities, finishes, size of units, occupancy rate, proximity to area conveniences, even ease of ingress/egress into the community, among many others.

If anyone can give me some advice or point me in the right direction as far as some of the foreign fees and taxes and other costs I have to take in consideration when shopping across borders.

The other big consideration is like you said, the rehab.

., an Important threshold consideration is whether you are looking to grow your retirement account or whether you are looking to create income for you now including whether you are looking to work on the property.

Where are the best deals when financing is not a consideration?

-Excerpt below-Title to real estate (deed)Know all men by these presents that we, (sellers), in the state aforesaid, for and in consideration of the sum of (purchased price), to me in hand paid by (my parents), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained, sold and released and by these presents do grant, bargin, sell and release, subject to the easements, restrictions, reservations and conditions (:exceptions") set forth below unto the said (my parents), as joint tenants with rights of survivorship, and not as tenants in common, subject to the below stated Exceptions, their heirs and assigns forever, the following descrbed real property,

Below are general considerations regarding investing retirement funds in real estate:General Considerations Re Investing Retirement Funds in Real Estate:1.

After all, that’s considerably less than it used to cost to run an ad in the newspaper classifieds, back when people did that. 

What's the best option/considerations to factor in?

We will often offer some consideration, but certainly not a refund.