u/PlasticCoconut3030

I've been spending the last few weeks reading about different ways NRIs invest back home. Stocks and mutual funds seem fairly straightforward, but real estate feels like a completely different challenge.

The more I read, the more questions I have:

• How do you verify builders or properties when you're thousands of miles away?
• Do you trust family members to manage everything, or hire someone?
• If you own a rental property, how do you deal with tenants, maintenance, and paperwork from abroad?
• Has anyone regretted buying property in India because of the operational hassle rather than the investment itself?

I'm trying to understand whether buying property directly is still worth it for NRIs, or whether most people prefer alternatives these days.

Would love to hear your experiences—good or bad. What would you do differently if you were starting today?