Why do people get burned?
Because they are lazy, they fall for glossy brochures and salespeoples slick patter.

If you want cheap safe high yield property I know of some in Germany, but Im not a saleman and I have no brochures, so you wont buy any. Ah well, such is life

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Been investing abroad a few years. Always amazed people invest in places that produce just a few months rent per year