I'm currently looking into real estate investments as I am fascinated by the thought of monthly income through rental properties.To get to know me better: I'm currently 19 years old,  a physics student living in Germany and I just read an article about seller financing.Would it be possible that I start investing in rental property or do I need a real job first/assets?

About myself:I'm a 31 year old, originally from Germany but now based in Perth, Australia (love the lifestyle).I did my Master in Architecture in Germany and have been working for a developer in Australia for the last 6 years.The property market here is completely overpriced through mining. 

I currently live in Germany, and my seller was in North Carolina.

Don't invest in Europe.It doesn't work like in the US.Prices are way too high, rents too low, they will tax you to death on rental income(Portugal is 28%, Germany is 40%) and there is red tape from here to Mars.

I was amazed at how well it works,” said Webb, whose rental rates range from $99 to $225 a night.During peak season, Airbnb hosts tend to raise their rates much like hotels do.Lupita Johnston, who’s been hosting since 2014, charges $300 a night during the gem show — more than double her usual $120 rate — but her guests don’t mind, she said.For roughly the cost of two queen beds at a four-star hotel during the gem show, Johnston’s guests get a 2,000-square-foot west-side house filled with art and antiques, with mountain views and sleeping space for nine people.Visitors come from around the globe, she said, rhyming off a list: “Panama, Holland, Germany, India, Japan, Finland, Denmark and all over the United States.

We are in the middle of our 1st/2nd deal right now and thought we would open ourselves up to questions and comments while we are in the thick of things and can give some specifics regarding FHA/duplex purchase and we are both self employed at 30/35.We were living in Germany (I am a German citizen, my wife is American) prior to making the move back to Cleveland in 2013.

The two out buildings had one that would remain unchanged the other was a easy to see value add.The most extreme and creative value add I ever saw occurred in Germany (near Kalkar). 

My name is John and I'm from Spokane, although I'm currently writing from Germany.

I will use real estate investing as a vehicle to free me from my "9-5 job" in order to spend with my family and live a purposeful life.I am mainly interested in buy-and-holds, but I'll keep my mind open for now as I am just getting started.My fiancé and I may very likely be moving to Germany within the next 1-2 years.

When trying to send money for a non-profit to Germany, the money was stopped, he was questioned thoroughly about the origin of the funds.