DesireeI have seen this same exact thing in Memphis TN in properties located near the University of Memphis so my personal opinion is to stay away unless you can still buy the property where the numbers make sense.

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.

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.

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.

Learning from a successful person would help to make your business more "bullet proof".

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.