In this market, I would not finance a first time flipper at 75% profit split because the profits and success rate is lower than the last dozen years.  

. :) Hi @David Gotsill, @Tom Wong, @Benjamin JonesI am in Kanto and investing in Hokkaido.Agree with the comments PR and language are barriers to entry.

As already mentioned, you could sell via seller financing to lower AGI, as all you would have to claim is the payment income - until balloon payment received.Did know an investor that had 14 properties paid off and he moved into one every two years to then sell with the $250k single exemption.

I had a few questions and would appreciate any advice in general.Strategy / Goal: BRRRR but no major rehab at first to lower the risk.

These platforms typically have billing policies where you pay a per unit fee per month to the software and you get regular updates and support each month.There are a number of low-cost platforms available that are able to offer you a lower price by passing along some of the costs to your tenants (payment processing fees, applications, tenant screening, etc).

Starting with a single-family can be a great way to start especially if you’re looking for a lower-risk starter project where you can get your hands dirty and learn a ton by doing.

That means their pricing tool is designed to price beneath the rest of the market, which drags the entire market down, especially when combined with their algorithm changes a couple years ago that made pricing (IE lower prices) the #1 factor in ranking.Even if you use an external pricing tool, it gets dragged down by the people using Airbnb's pricing. 

You could bring less down and possibly have a lower interest rate since you will be living there.

Just the different brand name lowers the cost dramatically!

Hard money loans have a high barrier to entry, which is  20-40 percent down.