Before wasting time looking for properties or spending a lot of time on projects, they should make sure they can get the financing because a) financing might not be available, b) they might not qualify or c) the cost of debt might be prohibitively right.Another mistake investors make is believe that they can apply a US strategy or financing model overseas.

Once you get your systems down, you have a real estate business model that you can take to any market and be still be successful.

Is this an old model?

Once you get your systems down, you have a real estate business model that you can take to any market and be still be successful.Read this article on the "core 4".

I use mine to invest as an LP in syndications.Most of the time its used to invest passively invest though I did have a client do multiple rental arbitrages out of a SD IRA. 

The tenant is not as much focused on rent when they are strong regional to national in nature but the best spot they believe drives the most sales and profit annually.It's the lesser quality smaller tenants that are more sensitive to rents because their model is not often proven with scale or over time as much.So you have to know what you are buying and what to do with it.I buy same stuff for cash but I am the GP on the syndications and my LP's put in minimum 200k per deal as accredited investors.To convert the bank to medical would be very expensive.

And even then, those really experienced folks are able to raise capital by hiring intermediaries (aka brokers) who are specialists at putting together the capital stack (equity/cash from the LP/investor + debt/lender + co-invest from the GP/developer). 

My house was built in 2005 - I don't have new white cabinets (like almost every upgraded kitchen now) or granite/quartz countertops but the cabinets are an upgrade from 2005, bathrooms are an upgrade from 2005 base model, no LVP floors, has carpet and linoleum (that looks like tile from a distance).

I know they make a model that will alert you if the unit is disabled or if it is triggered by weed smoke. 

So the syndication model is not true?