Of course that floor joist carried all the weight of the roof, transferring to downstairs wall, so we had to stop the job, get a structural engineer and have a fix done. 

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have many different affordable housing programs out there and some allow 2nd's to carry to weight of the down payment and others do not. 

Adding on to that is popular areas with good tenants are in demand by everyone not just investors but locals needing housing.It's possible to find stuff though, but be patient and don't lose sight of the deal...

There can be trouble with this as many popular countries and introduced or always had restrictions on foreign ownership of real estate. 

I'm not popular in that area.

Her's a short list (there are others):Bigger Groups:Propelio - probably the most popular group currently. 

You could hop on Airbnb to see how many private rooms are in your area and see how many reviews they have to get a feel for how popular the area is for Airbnb.

this is quite popular on BP and that is those that buy NPN  those are notes that are in default ( non payment) banks and other investors unload them at a discount because they don't want to deal with them or they want to raise capital or other reasons.. 

But you really don't need one to buy a few properties.But, a great attorney is worth their weight in gold.

A lot of NYC CPAs will have knowledge on popular neighboring states for REI, like PA.