A good host will naturally do this anyway, but now it's a 'have-to'Getting to be a PITA.....

It’s natural to feel both excited and nervous, especially with your first deal.

If you dig in on the south or west side, you should be getting deals that are distressed enough to just use regular hard/bridge/private money that is expensive. 

They only like to go deep in bigger amounts with proven performers and more regular prefs and split ratios.  

My regular LOC is charging 7% today without points but it changes daily.

With REPS, if you hit 750 hours and spend more time on real estate than any other job, those paper losses can offset regular income, which could mean huge savings.

Jacopo, investing in U.S. real estate can be a smart move, but naturally, many investors have concerns.

I get the rent is substandard but it seems if they just hold on for another 7 months they have a vacant property they can sell to all the regular primary home buyers in the market and get a much better selling price.

Conduct regular inspections?

Natural to be nervous, but you need to embrace that.If location is truly great, learn to optimize the cash flow or be prepared to weather a minor cash flow storm.