In fact, some of the best opportunities in real estate come from properties that others overlook—distressed homes with potential that just need the right investor to bring them back to life.If you’ve been in the game long enough, you know that distressed properties can offer huge upside, but they also come with their own set of challenges.

It's absolutely crucial investors know if they can or cannot use losses. 

One question I got from an investor is whether an unfinished basement should be tested and remediated. 

I second the proposal to get @Brian Burke's book The Hands-Off Investor.

I’ve read quite a few posts about foreign investor financing but most seem to deal with non-citizen investors without US credit or personal tax filings.

I plan to move down to Miami to be closer to more investors and a better quality of living.

@Albert Gallucci as many have pointed out, in the commercial space of 100+ apartment buildings and offices, property classes have some pretty decent industry standards.We started applying these to 1-4 unit properties around 10 years ago, which you can verify on our blogs, because we saw too many newbie investors not properly taking into account things like, neighborhood status, tenant pool, property condition, etc.Unfortunately, there's no industry standard for this, but you can use some basic logic to think your way through your own Classifications.

Quote from @Fumi Maher: Hello community,I am a new investor in the Austin area, TX and debating between two strategies.

@Michael James Hamlin I'm a former tax accountant/business consultant turned fix n flipper and investor friendly agent. 

An investor-oriented lender would have done that.