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Thanks everyone for the great replies! Looks like we have to put the idea on the backburner for now.....hubby is probably going to Iraq (just retired from active duty and is now working a contract). Good news is that it pays quite well. ;D

Hi, thanks for the reply. It is a townhome, but there are absolutely no services provided. No lawn maintenance, no pool, no hot tub.......absolutely nothing.

While living in Germany, a friend and I took a trip to Malta and loved it. I remember it being quite inexpensive at the time and absolutely beautiful!

The rent would be in the $950 range (yes, realize this would not provide immediate positive cash-flow).  There are no association fees and taxes are estimated at approximately $1200 per year.  I haven't looked into insurance rates at this time.  Thank your for your reply!

Hello everyone! My husband recently retired from the military and we are considering buying a propery as a rental (actually, initially our intent will be to use it as a vacation home, then a rental, and then possibly a full-time home). The property is in an area where we lived in the past and...

You might take at look at Dothan, AL. The cost-of-living is quite low and being within 30 miles of a military base, there is an Asian population. It is a nice, clean city of approximately 80,000 that actually serves a much-larger Tri-state area (GA, AL, FL). Panama City and Destin, FL are about...