If you're just starting out and you want to familiarise youself with the wide market available there's tons of stuff you can read on property markets from Florida to Turkey.  For a list of reading material from Amazon and for access to an independent writer and property consultant who regularly writes features pieces on his travel and examinations of property markets for the Sunday Business Post and Irish Examiner check out Diarmaid Condon's site. http://www.diarmuidcondon.com/