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Spot on recognizing the challenges of investing abroad, I recommend starting out in your very nice and large backyard, where, with your background in HVAC and presumably construction, there will be plenty to sharpen your pencil, build systems, and form partnerships to venture out with. 

In my humble opinion (and I recognize the environment is not for everyone) Oregon Coastal towns offer some of the strongest overall beach value in the country.

Economic Stability and Low Interest RatesGermany is widely recognized for its economic stability and low inflation rates.

>I would like to grow my portfolio/business, but not sure what is the best approach since I have maxed out conventional loansUsually around the time you run out of conventional loan options you recognize other loan options.  

It's not always easy to pivot when Plan A isn’t working but recognizing it and still moving forward is a mark of a strong investor mindset.

It seems like you recognize this by your response so this is to clarify for others that your $500/month cash flow is based on current actual costs and is not subtracting off the projected monthly cap ex on the large items that should rarely fail (assuming decent inspections in the first year of ownership).  

Do conservative underwriting, recognize that at high LTV virtually every purchase will be cash flow negative when using realistic sustained underwriting.    

Lot splits, recognizing up graded land use.  

Nathan sourced the lead and quickly recognized its potential.