I don't know how much money someone would be willing to invest with a 22 year old straight out of college, but it's more than they'd invest with an 18 year old straight out of high school.Financial success over your lifetime will depend on diversification and real estate should be a big part of that for you.

Also, with about 14% total annual returns, i believe us stocks and reits have delivered better tax treatments and better risk adjusted returns for the past 10 years than remote direct re investments which carry high execution risks, poor diversification and liquidity.  

I'm happy I have my real estate holdings as diversification. 

I ended up buying 6 properties around Australia in growth areas with good rental returns and have a good amount of diversification (I am in 3 different states).

I wouldn't say jumping markets as I'd keep buying in Columbus, more so geographical diversification over time.

Aside for diversification and getting higher returns as the case may be, another advantage of owning property overseas is when you get sued at home, as it's going to be more difficult to your creditors to get their hands on your property.

Our thought with this strategy was to grow a large portfolio of low-income rentals as fast as possible to provide diversification for a volatile asset class.

And by evolving into Out-State holding's, now your reducing risk exposure from diversification of market deployment. 

Jack, have you ever contemplated being the BANK as a form of diversification? 

Focus on one strategy and perfect it.Don't spread yourself too thin.As Buffet said - "Diversification is protection against ignorance"