LEts just hope that the deals were analyzed property in context of worst case scenario so that when worst case scenario happens they still have pants on, especially if we are talking about a buncha old guys or old women....or european tourists..........  

We don't ever carry a balance on credit cards, but I put EVERY single dollar I can onto credit cards to capture my rewards points and then we do our Asian and European travel in first class for free. 

The prices are (very) low by European standards.

It depends on the price point, but I'm going to assume that you are flipping an average house with shaker style cabinets in your market instead of a luxury home with modern flat panel European style cabinets.I'm not sure if this is available in your market, but we buy from local Chinese Building supply stores.

I want to focus on the European angle.1.

I don't know him personally but I have defiantly seen his name on some European Basketball websites over the years.

-Look into the european style washer/dryer combo units.  

It is a place where Europeans and North Americans live in harmony with the local population.

There may still be a window where buying makes more sense; especially if you buy a property that does not have rental restrictions - many Europeans come for a month or two during the summer. 

A sword doesn't work"... if you get killed every time you are in battle,  or if only one person keeps killing everyone in the medieval European wars, are you going to say "swords don't work"?