Hey Mike – I’m a Mike also! One of the key things to watch out for is the developer’s background if you indeed go ahead with off-the-plan.

Which country are you looking at? One of the key things will be the population growth, here’s some data that might help http://worldpopulationreview.com/continents/europe-population/.

The other thing to consider might be an off the plan apartment in Australia, with the market in the middle of the downturn there is a tonne of developers feeling the pinch. Unlike REA/Domain who only show projects that developers pay to advertise, https://www.urban.com.au/ has every project in the country listed and can be a treasure trove of potential distressed stock. Hope this helps :)