Sometimes only one person to help you and they're not quick, or not cheap, or you just don't like the way they work? 

It's always a personal choice everyone has a different perspective.   

If you can personally visit the property to confirm, do so.

@Zach Howard there are a few loan types here in the states for foreign nationals, some that require personal income verification and others that do not.

That's where many cut their teeth in the business. 

For ideological reasons I'm not personally into Cadre, but I will look into those crowdfunding platforms if my list of syndicators ever starts to seem thin.

Hire an inspector /independent person to manage the job site for you, someone with your best interest at heart.

I am 100% ok with my w2 providing me income to maintain my life and grow a nest egg for the later aspect of life   Its been rewarding to see this transition personally.

After hearing about, and personally encountering some horror stories of disagreements between homeowners and contractors, I am wanting to establish a clear contract to use with a new general contractor. 

Dumb Debt also means that the owner takes on recourse debt and personally guarantees it instead of non-recourse debt or other people’s debt (OPD) or cross collateralizes it with highly appreciated assets with low debt to value ratios.