I have had experience with property in The Netherlands
Cant help with the mortgage side as I was living there at the time and got funding from my bank as a resident
However depending where you looking, advisable to see if any restriction or penalty on foreigner purchasing buy to let (the Netherlands wasn't so keen on this although a bit of a grey area ) we used a short-term/Airbnb management service which was a bit easier however at 18% management fee and again very much grey area of Dutch law, some flags raised here.
In my experience tenants have not been so straightforward. Unless you have someone on that side ( Friend, family, agent ) it's near impossible to manage from this side.
Also, have a handyman ready. There are always things needing attention when tenants are in play and this is an extra cost
I ended up exiting as it took a lot of time and energy. Hard also to be close to the politics and economics of another country with regard to rates and general property stability so a little risk there when it comes to market conditions.
For me, I just prefer to take all that energy and resource and invest in an offshore vehicle ( could be a global property ETF ) which gives you similar exposure without ALL the stress
Totally depends on what you need out of this, could be more than just investments so not sure!
