If you can secure favorable terms now, the future development opportunities could offset any initial cash flow challenges.Communicate Flexibility: Approach the landlord with an open mind and emphasize that you’re willing to work with them to find a mutually beneficial solution.This isn’t a fantastical idea at all—it’s a creative opportunity that could work with the right approach.

Our initial goal has been to buy a property every time the Army relocates me (roughly every two years) and rent it out afterward.

Potential plaintiffs have an initial meeting with attorney.  

I would also ask them about cash for keys since I would initially offer the tenant this. 

They will be your BOG (boots on the ground) to be able to view the property.I will say that I did buy my current primary residence abroad and it wasn't fairly complicated, I would just do some things differently than I had initially anticipated if that makes sense.

The refinance step is where you pull out this equity, typically in the form of a cash-out refinance.Here’s how it works:You refinance the property at its new appraised value (after rehab and renting).You take out a new loan based on that increased value, ideally for the full amount or more than what you originally paid for the property.The goal is to pull out enough money to cover the cost of the original purchase and rehab (or even more, depending on the property’s appreciation).This allows you to recover your initial investment, which can then be used to buy your next property.5.

I'll make sure to spend the initial deals learning and asking questions to gain practical insights.

The lender does charge the flipper 4 points upfront, and the note represents 55% of the property’s ARV, so I’m not too worried about needing to foreclose if it comes to that.The lender uses his own capital for initial funding and then sells off the notes after that.

If I pay the 3.5%, I need less initial cash, but pay for it with high higher monthly payments eg PMI.

(i.e. initial decorating and painting, bookings, rate structures, marketing, bookkeeping housekeeping, etc)?