What if, upon an imminent snowstorm, Home Depot began charging $200 for a snow shovel, just because they could? 

If the other two parties want to flip a house maybe they can do just that as partners and then sell you the house which you can buy with a primary home loan with low down payment.

Correct, a foreigner can get a home loan with a bank institution in the same way a national would.

We've been helping investors from Bigger Pockets buy in Boise where that rule does not necessarily work - that's because we try to educate them that its more important to take action on an pretty good investment property than waiting around for a "home-run" deal. 

Purchase price: $174,000 Cash invested: $16,000 Bought a single-family home in spring of 2021.

In my home market of Florida, our insurance rates have made it much harder to have positive cash flow on a CRE deal.

I’m open to either a townhouse or a single-family home, but I’m definitely trying to steer clear of any crazy HOAs that eat into cash flow (you know what I’m talking about!).

What are the usual lending parameters for a person getting there first property with roughly a 700-730 Credit Score and trying to secure a home 200k or under? 

As described in the investor reports, significant amounts are being spent on renovations/improvements and acquiring additional mobile homes, which over time will increase the portfolio value significantly.  

Chances are they are paying others who are not as accommodating as you (amazing how people will make those car payments while jeopardizing their homes) - and it's time for them to move on to housing they can afford and to a tenant that does not require you to subsidize them.