There's a lot you can do remotely such as listing on websites, pricing strategies, arranging/order supplies, guest communications, going to the property and doing work on it (note: travel time generally doesn't count).

Best regards, Vanja Dimitrijevic.1 - Opting for a cash-out refinance is a more permanent solution and generally offers better terms compared to a HELOC.

If you just hire the cheapest or first PMC you speak with and it turns into a bad experience, please don’t assume ALL PMC’s are bad and start trashing PMC’s in general.

Financing as a non-US citizen might be a challenge, but it’s not impossible—I’d recommend reaching out to lenders experienced with foreign investors early in your journey.A few general tips:1.

Here, we got a ton in the hood, which there is no real demand for anything to be developed, so these buildings are generally worth very very little.

My ultimate goal is to save up enough money to invest in a fix and flip property(which my family has been doing for a while) and live in it, until I rent it out and use the equity for another home.For any real estate agents or professionals in general, how do you find consistant deals?

Generally most fix flippers are buying at 80%-82% in our market. 

Umbrella policy as LLC generally isn't worth the money and hassle. 

I generally get a picture of the letter at the post office with the paid postage on it also. 

Be conservative because demand can go up or down at any time as can the laws -- a good general rule of thumb for STR is to make sure it still makes sense as an LTR.