Fraud is a universal concern, so it's essential to conduct thorough due diligence and work with reliable legal and financial advisors.Regarding Bali, it's true that foreigners cannot own land freehold due to Indonesian law.

Currently shopping around for a convention loan for first home to house hack.

Become a syndication Co-GP by either putting up the escrow funds or by raising money for the true GP where you receive 1% of the GP share of project upside, then create website and social media marketing materials where you hold yourself out as THE GP for the syndication. 5.

That seems like a lot and I'd like to shop around -- can someone recommend an insurance agent or broker in Chicago?

A lot of borrowers shop lenders for days to find the "lowest rates" just to find out 3 weeks later that the lender cannot perform on their promise.

Can be hard to tell whether its a true downturn or a seasonal slowdown though. 

if something is just sitting on the MLS looking too good to be true... then it's too good to be true.these properties are going to have higher costs overall, be in more challenging neighborhoods, have very gnarly deferred maintenance and capex, potentially have liens, be high turnover, and require expert, highly knowledgeable, localized support to be successful. see for example this thread.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1137397-balti...and even at those price points, i think cash flow is fairly low to non-existent if rehabbed to a high grade, especially with DSCR debt. 

A conventional loan may come in slightly cheaper, that's true, but the red tape on conventional mortgages is excessive to say the least.No Reporting on Personal Credit: DSCR loans are kept off your personal credit profile, which is perfect for keeping your personal and business credit separate.

So true! 

Get a strong shop vac with bristle brush and carefully clean off the condensing unit.