Rewind two week I had requested the tenants to complete estoppel agreements, but the listing agent said none of the tenants spoke English and the seller lives out of state, so this would be impossible.

@Rod English thank you Rod!

For breaking down material expenses, the receipts are too difficult to comprehend due to the use of codes instead of simple English. 

That's to me a better ROI for your type of project UNLESS you're sitting on a large pile of cash and you want to live in a premier part of town near Downtown with all the perks it offers.Another option for house hacking to investigate is just buying a duplex or 4-units in your target area.

Our plan is to buy a home in the next 3 months, live in the home/fix it up until July, and then we are moving to South Korea for a year to teach English abroad.

@Skylar Trudel Hi and welcome to bigger pockets,There's a few french meet up around Montreal and one in english that I know about.

The unscrupulous investor will:Have the homeowner sign a Quit Claim Deed in which the homeowner signs over their ownership in the property.Fail to explain to the homeowner that they, the homeowner, are still responsible for the mortgage.Fail to warn the homeowner that they could be violating their “due on sale clause” with their lender.The homeowner is usually elderly or part of an at-risk population (English isn’t their first language, disability of some kind, etc.).The Division advises the following when it comes to these types of rescue transactions:Don’t sign any documents or a deed to anyone until you have had a chance to talk with your lender and an attorney about your mortgage obligations and your legal rights.Colorado has a Foreclosure Protection Act that affords you certain rights when you are financially distressed.It’s best to take proactive steps when you first start having financial problems, and here are some resources that you can contact:Colorado Housing Connects – Colorado Foreclosure Hotline – Colorado Bar Association “Find-a-Lawyer” – Colorado Legal Services –Disability Law Colorado (Formerly The Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Older People) 

The other catch to this is that she is learning English.

We have specified on the ad to target only English speaking prospects, yet we will follow up and the prospect either acts like they do not know English or are confused why we are even calling in the first place.

I'm back now though.Now I'm about to graduate, I've got rock solid reasons for working hard, and I want to jump back in.I will be graduating in May with a double bachelor's degree in English and Philosophy (useless, I know; it's a long term plan).