I want to make sure I’m actually investing in something that will help me get going and not fall victim to buying information that is already freely available.

Its not all that different from falling asleep on the couch and starting a grease fire.

I plan to move back to the US in either summer or fall and I would prefer to buy a property rather than pay rent to someone else. 

House has a walk-in basement/crawlspace that slopes back, and lucky the bathroom was on the "slope back" part so I only ended up falling about 3 1/2-4 feet and landed in dirt with my upper body still sticking in the bathroom, but talk about scaring the crap out of you!

Also, plenty of seasoned and successful commercial investors did just that, bought a 6-12 unit, sold then bought a 18-30 unit, sold and bought a 50-80 unit, etc. all of which fall into your 'no man's land' etc.

Keep reading and never fall in love with the first property..there will always be another deal!

Also falling into the 203K financing qualification we were planning on starting with. 

@Susanne RiethIt may be done under a ROBS 401k if it falls under the real estate operating company category.Below are the real estate operating company requirements.Real Estate Operating Company 1) The corporation that you invest your retirement funds in may invest in real estate that satisfies the following requirements: a.

.- The bathroom shower has some tiles on the ceiling that are falling, obviously a leak for the bathroom on the second floor.

For example My latest property i purchased that falls into this category was purchased for 9K and then I rehabbed it for about 25K, and it now rents for $1100 a month.