My favorite source is Navy Federal for its long draw period of 20 years, and Figure for its fast funding.  

Hey @Brad Roche - We do a significant amount of renovation loans (both Fannie May & FHA) here in Chicago and prefer the Homestyle loan only because it's less stringent on the borrow about what they have to repair, and they provide the general contractor a material draw at closing which helps the project start on the right foot.I thought the minimum down payment was 5%.

With Baselane I have the ability to do everything from initial vetting of the tenant to drawing up the lease to collecting rent (and issuing deposit refunds!)

For example, I have a private lender that gives me 8-9% on the rate for rehab costs when I am usually getting about 10.25-11.25% on the rehab costs from hard money lenders, and the HML is not sending the full money upfront, but in draws (this is normal for most HML) which is a lot more cumbersome. 

Hello BP Team…We have a contractor that left after the 2nd Draw and stole materials.

Hi Chris, there are several options you could consider, but it would all be based on your risk tolerance. 

Or explore a 40B lottery condo purchase and look into house-hacking.

Hello fellow landlords,The properties in question are in a market that although it is not cheap, it draws lots of money-cautious tenants.

What is drawing you to it?

But dubai is a city full of opportunities so dont base your decision purely on my thoughts.good luck with your decision