@Chris Seveney - Chris I know you know this, but sharing this for a lot of less experienced investors out there. 

Cutoff their "vault" access.  

Lastly this is my first post here so apologies in advance if I posted this wrong or in the wrong place  House hacking is perhaps the best strategy to get started in real estate.

Hope this helps, best of luck!

Instead of paying into someone else’s property, you could be using that allowance to finance your own real estate investment.In Germany, you have access to a stable market with long-term growth potential, and U.S. service members and government civilians have unique advantages here.

Additionally, how many calls does it typically take you to successfully close a deal using this approach?

This also only works for cash buyers willing to buy and hold. 

They should be bale to guide you more based on what you are looking for in the area. 

It just came out this month and will hit every question you have about that in my opinion.

He even chatted with me through this forum (Bigger Pockets) and was very encouraging that you can even do it just with free stuff out there.