While I find this the ideal way to buy more properties it also stunts my growth and I tend to lose patients. 

Down payment amount varies and more you put down the highre you will be in the queue of applicants, also down payment varies per your credit...Dodd Frank IS in play!!

I put the cash from the refi back into more mutlifamily units that produce more rental income. 

Sorry I am a little late responding but hope this helps!

Maybe you guys can help!

Definitely looking forward to getting more information on foreign national loans when you can, but yes, I can absolutely help your investors out here in Florida. 

I find it odd that this isn't a more standardized practice.

That does not require employment or job seasoning instead it uses the rents to qualify and you can take out up to 80% LTV cash.Use the cash to put down on the next 1-2 or more properties as long as the other properties are debt servicing themselves it opens up more opportuities to buy more future assets and increase your passice income.  

Selling and buying something else you want keep and doing a cost seg in would help with the tax burden probably better in this situation.

If the cosigner is not contributing funds but is just helping secure the loan, whats a fair way to compensate them?